diff --git a/packages/database/src/queries/assets/get-asset-latest-version.ts b/packages/database/src/queries/assets/get-asset-latest-version.ts
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+import { and, eq, isNull } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { db } from '../../connection';
+import { dashboardFiles, metricFiles, reportFiles } from '../../schema';
+import { type ResponseMessageFileType, ResponseMessageFileTypeSchema } from '../../schema-types';
+
+const GetAssetLatestVersionInputSchema = z.object({
+  assetId: z.string().uuid().describe('Asset ID to get version for'),
+  assetType: ResponseMessageFileTypeSchema.describe('Type of asset'),
+});
+
+export type GetAssetLatestVersionInput = z.infer<typeof GetAssetLatestVersionInputSchema>;
+
+/**
+ * Get the latest version number for an asset
+ * Extracts the maximum version from the versionHistory JSON field
+ */
+export async function getAssetLatestVersion(input: GetAssetLatestVersionInput): Promise<number> {
+  const validated = GetAssetLatestVersionInputSchema.parse(input);
+  const { assetId, assetType } = validated;
+
+  if (assetType === 'metric_file') {
+    const [metric] = await db
+      .select({ versionHistory: metricFiles.versionHistory })
+      .from(metricFiles)
+      .where(and(eq(metricFiles.id, assetId), isNull(metricFiles.deletedAt)))
+      .limit(1);
+
+    if (!metric) {
+      throw new Error(`Metric file not found: ${assetId}`);
+    }
+
+    const versions = Object.keys(metric.versionHistory || {})
+      .map(Number)
+      .filter((n) => !Number.isNaN(n));
+    return versions.length > 0 ? Math.max(...versions) : 1;
+  }
+
+  if (assetType === 'dashboard_file') {
+    const [dashboard] = await db
+      .select({ versionHistory: dashboardFiles.versionHistory })
+      .from(dashboardFiles)
+      .where(and(eq(dashboardFiles.id, assetId), isNull(dashboardFiles.deletedAt)))
+      .limit(1);
+
+    if (!dashboard) {
+      throw new Error(`Dashboard file not found: ${assetId}`);
+    }
+
+    const versions = Object.keys(dashboard.versionHistory || {})
+      .map(Number)
+      .filter((n) => !Number.isNaN(n));
+    return versions.length > 0 ? Math.max(...versions) : 1;
+  }
+
+  if (assetType === 'report_file') {
+    const [report] = await db
+      .select({ versionHistory: reportFiles.versionHistory })
+      .from(reportFiles)
+      .where(and(eq(reportFiles.id, assetId), isNull(reportFiles.deletedAt)))
+      .limit(1);
+
+    if (!report) {
+      throw new Error(`Report file not found: ${assetId}`);
+    }
+
+    const versions = Object.keys(report.versionHistory || {})
+      .map(Number)
+      .filter((n) => !Number.isNaN(n));
+    return versions.length > 0 ? Math.max(...versions) : 1;
+  }
+
+  // For other asset types that might not have version history yet
+  return 1;
+}