diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendAsyncComponent.cs b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendAsyncComponent.cs
index 9137fde62..e186d4800 100644
--- a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendAsyncComponent.cs
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendAsyncComponent.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ namespace Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared.Components.Operations.Send;
 [Guid("52481972-7867-404F-8D9F-E1481183F355")]
 public class SendAsyncComponent : GH_AsyncComponent<SendAsyncComponent>
 {
-  public GhContextMenuButton ProjectContextMenuButton { get; set; }
-  public GhContextMenuButton ModelContextMenuButton { get; set; }
-
   public SendAsyncComponent()
     : base(
       "Publish",
@@ -57,6 +54,8 @@ public class SendAsyncComponent : GH_AsyncComponent<SendAsyncComponent>
   public SpeckleUrlModelResource? OutputParam { get; set; }
   public bool HasMultipleInputs { get; set; }
 
+  public string? VersionMessage { get; private set; }
+
   protected override void RegisterInputParams(GH_InputParamManager pManager)
   {
     pManager.AddParameter(new SpeckleUrlModelResourceParam());
@@ -67,6 +66,8 @@ public class SendAsyncComponent : GH_AsyncComponent<SendAsyncComponent>
       "The collection model object to send",
       GH_ParamAccess.item
     );
+    pManager.AddTextParameter("Version Message", "versionMessage", "The version message", GH_ParamAccess.item);
+    pManager[2].Optional = true;
   }
 
   protected override void RegisterOutputParams(GH_OutputParamManager pManager)
@@ -275,6 +276,10 @@ public class SendAsyncComponent : GH_AsyncComponent<SendAsyncComponent>
       return;
     }
     RootCollectionWrapper = rootCollectionWrapper;
+
+    string? versionMessage = null;
+    da.GetData(2, ref versionMessage);
+    VersionMessage = versionMessage;
   }
 }
 
@@ -402,7 +407,13 @@ public class SendComponentWorker : WorkerInstance<SendAsyncComponent>
     using var scope = PriorityLoader.CreateScopeForActiveDocument();
     var sendOperation = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SendOperation<SpeckleCollectionWrapperGoo>>();
     SendOperationResult? result = await sendOperation
-      .Execute(new List<SpeckleCollectionWrapperGoo>() { rootCollectionWrapper }, sendInfo, progress, CancellationToken)
+      .Execute(
+        new List<SpeckleCollectionWrapperGoo>() { rootCollectionWrapper },
+        sendInfo,
+        Parent.VersionMessage,
+        progress,
+        CancellationToken
+      )
       .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
     // TODO: If we have NodeRun events later, better to have `ComponentTracker` to use across components
diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendComponent.cs b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendComponent.cs
index ca69fcb29..de0b17a3a 100644
--- a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendComponent.cs
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.GrasshopperShared/Components/Operations/Send/SendComponent.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class SendComponent : SpeckleTaskCapableComponent<SendComponentInput, Sen
 
   public string? Url { get; private set; }
 
+  public string? VersionMessage { get; private set; }
+
   protected override Bitmap Icon => Resources.speckle_operations_syncpublish;
 
   protected override void RegisterInputParams(GH_InputParamManager pManager)
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ public class SendComponent : SpeckleTaskCapableComponent<SendComponentInput, Sen
       "The model collection to publish",
       GH_ParamAccess.item
     );
-
+    pManager.AddTextParameter("Version Message", "versionMessage", "The version message", GH_ParamAccess.item);
+    pManager[2].Optional = true;
     pManager.AddBooleanParameter("Run", "r", "Run the publish operation", GH_ParamAccess.item);
   }
 
@@ -86,8 +89,12 @@ public class SendComponent : SpeckleTaskCapableComponent<SendComponentInput, Sen
     SpeckleCollectionWrapperGoo rootCollectionWrapper = new();
     da.GetData(1, ref rootCollectionWrapper);
 
+    string? versionMessage = null;
+    da.GetData(2, ref versionMessage);
+    VersionMessage = versionMessage;
+
     bool run = false;
-    da.GetData(2, ref run);
+    da.GetData(3, ref run);
 
     return new SendComponentInput(resource.NotNull(), rootCollectionWrapper, run);
   }
@@ -177,8 +184,14 @@ public class SendComponent : SpeckleTaskCapableComponent<SendComponentInput, Sen
 
     using var client = clientFactory.Create(account);
     var sendInfo = await input.Resource.GetSendInfo(client, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-    var result = await sendOperation
-      .Execute(new List<SpeckleCollectionWrapperGoo>() { input.Input }, sendInfo, progress, cancellationToken)
+    await sendOperation
+      .Execute(
+        new List<SpeckleCollectionWrapperGoo>() { input.Input },
+        sendInfo,
+        VersionMessage,
+        progress,
+        cancellationToken
+      )
       .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
     // TODO: If we have NodeRun events later, better to have `ComponentTracker` to use across components
diff --git a/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Tests/SendOperationManagerTests.cs b/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Tests/SendOperationManagerTests.cs
index a264f6289..74cb3cce6 100644
--- a/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Tests/SendOperationManagerTests.cs
+++ b/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Tests/SendOperationManagerTests.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class SendOperationManagerTests : MoqTest
 
     var sendOperationMock = Create<ISendOperation<string>>();
     sendOperationMock
-      .Setup(x => x.Execute(objects, It.IsAny<SendInfo>(), progressHandler.Object, It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+      .Setup(x => x.Execute(objects, It.IsAny<SendInfo>(), null, progressHandler.Object, It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
       .ReturnsAsync(
         new SendOperationResult("rootObjId", versionId, new Dictionary<Id, ObjectReference>(), sendResults)
       );
diff --git a/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI/Bindings/SendOperationManager.cs b/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI/Bindings/SendOperationManager.cs
index b31fff05c..0300d4d27 100644
--- a/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI/Bindings/SendOperationManager.cs
+++ b/DUI3/Speckle.Connectors.DUI/Bindings/SendOperationManager.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public sealed class SendOperationManager(
 
       var sendResult = await serviceScope
         .ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ISendOperation<T>>()
-        .Execute(objects, sendInfo, progress, cancellationItem.Token);
+        .Execute(objects, sendInfo, null, progress, cancellationItem.Token);
 
       await commands.SetModelSendResult(modelCardId, sendResult.VersionId, sendResult.ConversionResults);
     }
diff --git a/Importers/Rhino/Speckle.Importers.Rhino/Sender.cs b/Importers/Rhino/Speckle.Importers.Rhino/Sender.cs
index 9ae7d9938..1343c9051 100644
--- a/Importers/Rhino/Speckle.Importers.Rhino/Sender.cs
+++ b/Importers/Rhino/Speckle.Importers.Rhino/Sender.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class Sender(
         projectId,
         modelId,
         token,
+        null,
         account,
         progress,
         CancellationToken.None
diff --git a/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common.Tests/Operations/SendOperationTests.cs b/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common.Tests/Operations/SendOperationTests.cs
index 1b3e60eb8..8207c8e0d 100644
--- a/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common.Tests/Operations/SendOperationTests.cs
+++ b/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common.Tests/Operations/SendOperationTests.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SendOperationTests : MoqTest
       activityFactory.Object,
       threadContext.Object
     );
-    var result = await sendOperation.Execute(objects, sendInfo, progress.Object, ct);
+    var result = await sendOperation.Execute(objects, sendInfo, null, progress.Object, ct);
     result.Should().NotBeNull();
     rootResult.RootObject["version"].Should().Be(3);
     result.RootObjId.Should().Be(rootId);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class SendOperationTests : MoqTest
     sendProgress.Setup(x => x.Begin());
 
     sendOperationVersionRecorder
-      .Setup(x => x.RecordVersion(rootId, modelId, projectId, sourceApplication, account, ct))
+      .Setup(x => x.RecordVersion(rootId, modelId, projectId, sourceApplication, null, account, ct))
       .ReturnsAsync("version");
 
     var sp = services.BuildServiceProvider();
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public class SendOperationTests : MoqTest
       projectId,
       modelId,
       sourceApplication,
+      null,
       account,
       progress.Object,
       ct
diff --git a/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperation.cs b/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperation.cs
index 8d7a8ec47..6628387cf 100644
--- a/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperation.cs
+++ b/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperation.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public sealed class SendOperation<T>(
   public async Task<SendOperationResult> Execute(
     IReadOnlyList<T> objects,
     SendInfo sendInfo,
+    string? versionMessage,
     IProgress<CardProgress> onOperationProgressed,
     CancellationToken ct = default
   )
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public sealed class SendOperation<T>(
           sendInfo.ProjectId,
           sendInfo.ModelId,
           sendInfo.SourceApplication,
+          versionMessage,
           sendInfo.Account,
           onOperationProgressed,
           ct
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ public sealed class SendOperation<T>(
     string projectId,
     string modelId,
     string sourceApplication,
+    string? versionMessage,
     Account account,
     IProgress<CardProgress> onOperationProgressed,
     CancellationToken ct = default
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ public sealed class SendOperation<T>(
       modelId,
       projectId,
       sourceApplication,
+      versionMessage,
       account,
       ct
     );
diff --git a/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperationVersionRecorder.cs b/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperationVersionRecorder.cs
index 1efb99284..d4155b52f 100644
--- a/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperationVersionRecorder.cs
+++ b/Sdk/Speckle.Connectors.Common/Operations/SendOperationVersionRecorder.cs
@@ -13,13 +13,23 @@ public class SendOperationVersionRecorder(IClientFactory clientFactory) : ISendO
     string modelId,
     string projectId,
     string sourceApplication,
+    string? versionMessage,
     Account account,
     CancellationToken ct
   )
   {
     using var apiClient = clientFactory.Create(account);
     var x = await apiClient
-      .Version.Create(new CreateVersionInput(rootId, modelId, projectId, sourceApplication: sourceApplication), ct)
+      .Version.Create(
+        new CreateVersionInput(
+          rootId,
+          modelId,
+          projectId,
+          sourceApplication: sourceApplication,
+          message: versionMessage
+        ),
+        ct
+      )
       .ConfigureAwait(true);
     return x.id;
   }