diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/WorkspaceItemServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/WorkspaceItemServiceImpl.java
index b6e7372af18..b78f6b9f7de 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/WorkspaceItemServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/WorkspaceItemServiceImpl.java
@@ -96,11 +96,18 @@ public WorkspaceItem find(Context context, int id) throws SQLException {
     @Override
     public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, boolean template)
             throws AuthorizeException, SQLException {
-        return create(context, collection, null, template);
+        return create(context, collection, null, template, false);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, UUID uuid, boolean template)
+    public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, boolean template, boolean isNewVersion)
+            throws AuthorizeException, SQLException {
+        return create(context, collection, null, template, isNewVersion);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, UUID uuid, boolean template,
+                                boolean isNewVersion)
         throws AuthorizeException, SQLException {
         // Check the user has permission to ADD to the collection
         authorizeService.authorizeAction(context, collection, Constants.ADD);
@@ -174,8 +181,10 @@ public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, UUID uuid, b
 
         // If configured, register identifiers (eg handle, DOI) now. This is typically used with the Show Identifiers
         // submission step which previews minted handles and DOIs during the submission process. Default: false
+        // Additional check needed: if we are creating a new version of an existing item we skip the identifier
+        // generation here, as this will be performed when the new version is created in VersioningServiceImpl
         if (DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService()
-                .getBooleanProperty("identifiers.submission.register", false)) {
+                .getBooleanProperty("identifiers.submission.register", false) && !isNewVersion) {
             try {
                 // Get map of filters to use for identifier types, while the item is in progress
                 Map<Class<? extends Identifier>, Filter> filters = FilterUtils.getIdentifierFilters(true);
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/packager/PackageUtils.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/packager/PackageUtils.java
index 9e7d870076a..9a8ae460648 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/packager/PackageUtils.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/packager/PackageUtils.java
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ public static DSpaceObject createDSpaceObject(Context context, DSpaceObject pare
                     wsi = workspaceItemService.create(context, (Collection)parent, params.useCollectionTemplate());
                 } else {
                     wsi = workspaceItemService.create(context, (Collection)parent,
-                            uuid, params.useCollectionTemplate());
+                            uuid, params.useCollectionTemplate(), false);
                 }
 
                 // Please note that we are returning an Item which is *NOT* yet in the Archive,
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/WorkspaceItemService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/WorkspaceItemService.java
index c8df68e4349..8559bcc6140 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/WorkspaceItemService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/WorkspaceItemService.java
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ public interface WorkspaceItemService extends InProgressSubmissionService<Worksp
     public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, boolean template)
         throws AuthorizeException, SQLException;
 
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new workspace item, with a new ID. An Item is also created. The
+     * submitter is the current user in the context.
+     *
+     * @param context    DSpace context object
+     * @param collection Collection being submitted to
+     * @param template   if <code>true</code>, the workspace item starts as a copy
+     *                   of the collection's template item
+     * @param isNewVersion whether we are creating a new workspace item version of an existing item
+     * @return the newly created workspace item
+     * @throws SQLException       if database error
+     * @throws AuthorizeException if authorization error
+     */
+    public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, boolean template, boolean isNewVersion)
+            throws AuthorizeException, SQLException;
+
     /**
      * Create a new workspace item, with a new ID. An Item is also created. The
      * submitter is the current user in the context.
@@ -65,11 +82,13 @@ public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, boolean temp
      * @param uuid       the preferred uuid of the new item (used if restoring an item and retaining old uuid)
      * @param template   if <code>true</code>, the workspace item starts as a copy
      *                   of the collection's template item
+     * @param isNewVersion whether we are creating a new workspace item version of an existing item
      * @return the newly created workspace item
      * @throws SQLException       if database error
      * @throws AuthorizeException if authorization error
      */
-    public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, UUID uuid, boolean template)
+    public WorkspaceItem create(Context context, Collection collection, UUID uuid, boolean template,
+                                boolean isNewVersion)
             throws AuthorizeException, SQLException;
 
     public WorkspaceItem create(Context c, WorkflowItem wfi) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException;
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/versioning/DefaultItemVersionProvider.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/versioning/DefaultItemVersionProvider.java
index d4590ae24ea..fa89b344140 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/versioning/DefaultItemVersionProvider.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/versioning/DefaultItemVersionProvider.java
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ public class DefaultItemVersionProvider extends AbstractVersionProvider implemen
     @Override
     public Item createNewItemAndAddItInWorkspace(Context context, Item nativeItem) {
         try {
-            WorkspaceItem workspaceItem = workspaceItemService.create(context, nativeItem.getOwningCollection(), false);
+            WorkspaceItem workspaceItem = workspaceItemService.create(context, nativeItem.getOwningCollection(),
+                    false,
+                    true);
             Item itemNew = workspaceItem.getItem();
             itemService.update(context, itemNew);
             return itemNew;
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/packager/PackagerIT.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/packager/PackagerIT.java
index 7d808ab8715..2cddbb511f9 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/packager/PackagerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/packager/PackagerIT.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public void packagerUUIDAlreadyExistWithoutForceTest() throws Exception {
         performExportScript(article.getHandle(), tempFile);
         UUID id = article.getID();
         itemService.delete(context, article);
-        WorkspaceItem workspaceItem = workspaceItemService.create(context, col1, id, false);
+        WorkspaceItem workspaceItem = workspaceItemService.create(context, col1, id, false, false);
         installItemService.installItem(context, workspaceItem, "123456789/0100");
         performImportNoForceScript(tempFile);
         Iterator<Item> items = itemService.findByCollection(context, col1);