diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b65b5e61..84e015bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## [v1.20.2](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-management-javascript/tree/v1.20.2) (2025-04-21)
  - Fix
     - Handle the sanity tests when ENVs are not provided
+    - Handle api_version chaining and ensure backward compatibility
 ## [v1.20.1](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-management-javascript/tree/v1.20.1) (2025-04-07)
  - Fix
     - Ensure 'api' is replaced with 'app' in uiHostName regardless of position
diff --git a/lib/entity.js b/lib/entity.js
index bece8aba..6fcb22ff 100644
--- a/lib/entity.js
+++ b/lib/entity.js
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ export const publishUnpublish = async (http, url, httpBody, headers, locale = nu
     const response = await http.post(url, httpBody, headers)
     if (response.data) {
       const data = response.data || {}
+      if (http?.httpClientParams?.headers?.api_version) {
+        delete http.httpClientParams.headers.api_version
+      }
+      if (headers?.api_version) {
+        delete headers.api_version
+      }
       if (headers) {
         data.stackHeaders = headers
       }
@@ -82,8 +88,7 @@ export const upload = async ({ http, urlPath, stackHeaders, formData, params, me
 export const create = ({ http, params }) => {
   return async function (data, param) {
     this.stackHeaders = {
-      ...this.stackHeaders,
-      ...(http.httpClientParams.headers?.api_version && { api_version: http.httpClientParams.headers.api_version })
+      ...this.stackHeaders
     }
     const headers = {
       headers: {
@@ -259,6 +264,9 @@ export const fetchAll = (http, wrapperCollection, params = {}) => {
 
 export function parseData (response, stackHeaders, contentTypeUID, taxonomyUid, http) {
   const data = response.data || {}
+  if (stackHeaders && 'api_version' in stackHeaders) {
+    delete stackHeaders.api_version
+  }
   if (stackHeaders) {
     data.stackHeaders = stackHeaders
   }
diff --git a/lib/stack/globalField/index.js b/lib/stack/globalField/index.js
index 3f36cc82..32c14838 100644
--- a/lib/stack/globalField/index.js
+++ b/lib/stack/globalField/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep'
-import { query, upload, parseData } from '../../entity'
+import { create, update, deleteEntity, fetch, query, upload, parseData } from '../../entity'
 import error from '../../core/contentstackError'
 import FormData from 'form-data'
 import { createReadStream } from 'fs'
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ import { createReadStream } from 'fs'
 
 export function GlobalField (http, data = {}) {
   this.stackHeaders = data.stackHeaders
-  this.apiVersion = data.api_version || undefined
-
-  if (this.apiVersion) {
-    this.stackHeaders.api_version = this.apiVersion
+  if (data.api_version) {
+    this.stackHeaders.api_version = data.api_version
   }
   this.urlPath = `/global_fields`
 
@@ -39,89 +37,7 @@ export function GlobalField (http, data = {}) {
      * .then((globalField) => console.log(globalField))
      *
      */
-    this.update = async (config) => {
-      try {
-        // Add `api_version` to headers if `this.apiVersion` is defined
-        if (this.apiVersion) {
-          this.stackHeaders.api_version = this.apiVersion
-        }
-        const headers = {
-          headers: {
-            ...cloneDeep(this.stackHeaders)
-          }
-        }
-        const response = await http.put(`${this.urlPath}`, config, headers)
-        // Remove `api_version` from headers after fetching data
-        if (this.apiVersion) {
-          delete this.stackHeaders.api_version
-        }
-        const data = response.data
-        if (data) {
-          if (this.stackHeaders) {
-            data.stackHeaders = this.stackHeaders
-          }
-          return data
-        } else {
-          throw error(response)
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        throw error(err)
-      }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @description The Update GlobalField call lets you update the name and description of an existing GlobalField.
-     * @memberof GlobalField
-     * @func update
-     * @returns {Promise<GlobalField.GlobalField>} Promise for GlobalField instance
-     * @example
-     * import * as contentstack from '@contentstack/management'
-     * const client = contentstack.client()
-     * const data = {
-     *    "global_field": {
-     *        "title": "Nested Global Field33",
-     *        "uid": "nested_global_field33",
-     *        "schema": [
-     *            {
-     *                "data_type": "text",
-     *                "display_name": "Single Line Textbox",
-     *                "uid": "single_line"
-     *            },
-     *            {
-     *                "data_type": "global_field",
-     *                "display_name": "Global",
-     *                "uid": "global_field",
-     *                "reference_to": "nested_global_field_123"
-     *            }
-     *        ]
-     *    }
-     *  }
-     * client.stack({ api_key: 'api_key'}).globalField('global_field_uid').updateNestedGlobalField(data, { headers: { api_version: '3.2' }})
-     * .then((globalField) => {
-          console.log(globalField)
-     * })
-     */
-    this.updateNestedGlobalField = async (config, headers = {}) => {
-      const apiVersion = { api_version: '3.2' }
-      this.stackHeaders = { ...this.stackHeaders, ...apiVersion, ...headers }
-      try {
-        const headers = {
-          headers: { ...cloneDeep(this.stackHeaders) }
-        }
-        const response = await http.put(`${this.urlPath}`, config, headers)
-        const data = response.data
-        if (data) {
-          if (this.stackHeaders) {
-            data.stackHeaders = this.stackHeaders
-          }
-          return data
-        } else {
-          throw error(response)
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        throw error(err)
-      }
-    }
+    this.update = update(http, 'global_field')
 
     /**
      * @description The Delete GlobalField call is used to delete an existing GlobalField permanently from your Stack.
@@ -135,38 +51,7 @@ export function GlobalField (http, data = {}) {
      * client.stack({ api_key: 'api_key'}).globalField('global_field_uid').delete()
      * .then((response) => console.log(response.notice))
      */
-    this.delete = async () => {
-      const param = {}
-      try {
-        // Add `api_version` to headers if `this.apiVersion` is defined
-        if (this.apiVersion) {
-          this.stackHeaders.api_version = this.apiVersion
-        }
-        const headers = {
-          headers: {
-            ...cloneDeep(this.stackHeaders)
-          },
-          params: {
-            ...cloneDeep(param)
-          }
-        }
-        const response = await http.delete(this.urlPath, headers)
-        if (this.apiVersion) {
-          delete this.stackHeaders.api_version
-        }
-        const data = response.data
-        if (data) {
-          if (this.stackHeaders) {
-            data.stackHeaders = this.stackHeaders
-          }
-          return data
-        } else {
-          throw error(response)
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        throw error(err)
-      }
-    }
+    this.delete = deleteEntity(http)
 
     /**
      * @description The fetch GlobalField call fetches GlobalField details.
@@ -181,33 +66,7 @@ export function GlobalField (http, data = {}) {
      * .then((globalField) => console.log(globalField))
      *
      */
-    this.fetch = async function (param = {}) {
-      try {
-        if (this.apiVersion) {
-          this.stackHeaders.api_version = this.apiVersion
-        }
-        const headers = {
-          headers: {
-            ...cloneDeep(this.stackHeaders)
-          },
-          params: {
-            ...cloneDeep(param)
-          }
-        }
-        const response = await http.get(this.urlPath, headers)
-        const data = response.data
-        if (data) {
-          if (this.stackHeaders) {
-            data.stackHeaders = this.stackHeaders
-          }
-          return data
-        } else {
-          throw error(response)
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        throw error(err)
-      }
-    }
+    this.fetch = fetch(http, 'global_field')
   } else {
     /**
      * @description The Create a GlobalField call creates a new globalField in a particular stack of your Contentstack account.
@@ -230,30 +89,7 @@ export function GlobalField (http, data = {}) {
      * client.stack().globalField().create({ global_field })
      * .then((globalField) => console.log(globalField))
      */
-    this.create = async (payload) => {
-      try {
-        if (this.apiVersion) {
-          this.stackHeaders.api_version = this.apiVersion
-        }
-        const headers = {
-          headers: {
-            ...cloneDeep(this.stackHeaders)
-          }
-        }
-        const response = await http.post(`${this.urlPath}`, payload, headers)
-        const data = response.data
-        if (data) {
-          if (this.stackHeaders) {
-            data.stackHeaders = this.stackHeaders
-          }
-          return data
-        } else {
-          throw error(response)
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        return error(err)
-      }
-    }
+    this.create = create({ http: http })
 
     /**
      * @description The Query on GlobalField will allow to fetch details of all or specific GlobalField
diff --git a/lib/stack/index.js b/lib/stack/index.js
index 74416687..3ced19ee 100644
--- a/lib/stack/index.js
+++ b/lib/stack/index.js
@@ -164,25 +164,16 @@ export function Stack (http, data) {
      * .then((globalField) => console.log(globalField))
      *
      */
-    this.globalField = (globalFieldUidOrOptions = null, options = {}) => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+    this.globalField = (globalFieldUid = null, api_version = '3.0') => {
       const data = {
-        stackHeaders: this.stackHeaders
+        stackHeaders: this.stackHeaders,
+        // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+        api_version: api_version
       }
-      if (typeof globalFieldUidOrOptions === 'object' && globalFieldUidOrOptions !== null) {
-        options = globalFieldUidOrOptions
-      } else if (globalFieldUidOrOptions) {
-        data.global_field = { uid: globalFieldUidOrOptions }
+      if (globalFieldUid) {
+        data.global_field = { uid: globalFieldUid }
       }
-
-      // Safely handle `options` and check for `api_version`
-      options = options || {} // Ensure `options` is always an object
-      if (options && typeof options === 'object' && options.api_version) {
-        data.api_version = options.api_version
-        if (options.api_version === '3.2') {
-          data.nested_global_fields = true
-        }
-      }
-
       return new GlobalField(http, data)
     }
 
diff --git a/test/sanity-check/api/globalfield-test.js b/test/sanity-check/api/globalfield-test.js
index 789224fc..eb5ad12a 100644
--- a/test/sanity-check/api/globalfield-test.js
+++ b/test/sanity-check/api/globalfield-test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import { expect } from 'chai'
+import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
 import { describe, it, setup } from 'mocha'
 import { jsonReader } from '../utility/fileOperations/readwrite'
 import { createGlobalField } from '../mock/globalfield'
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
     makeGlobalField()
       .create(createGlobalField)
       .then((globalField) => {
-        globalField = globalField.global_field
         expect(globalField.uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
         expect(globalField.title).to.be.equal(
           createGlobalField.global_field.title
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
     makeGlobalField(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
       .fetch()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        globalField = globalField.global_field
         expect(globalField.uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
         expect(globalField.title).to.be.equal(
           createGlobalField.global_field.title
@@ -61,26 +60,16 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
       .catch(done)
   })
 
-  it('should update global Field', (done) => {
-    makeGlobalField(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
-      .update(createGlobalField)
+  it('should update global Field', done => {
+    const globalField = makeGlobalField(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
+    Object.assign(globalField, cloneDeep(createGlobalField.global_field))
+    globalField.update()
       .then((updateGlobal) => {
-        updateGlobal = updateGlobal.global_field
-        expect(updateGlobal.uid).to.be.equal(
-          createGlobalField.global_field.uid
-        )
-        expect(updateGlobal.title).to.be.equal(
-          createGlobalField.global_field.title
-        )
-        expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].uid).to.be.equal(
-          createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].uid
-        )
-        expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].data_type).to.be.equal(
-          createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].data_type
-        )
-        expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].display_name).to.be.equal(
-          createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].display_name
-        )
+        expect(updateGlobal.uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
+        expect(updateGlobal.title).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.title)
+        expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].uid)
+        expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].data_type).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].data_type)
+        expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].display_name).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].display_name)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -145,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
   // it('should create nested global field for reference', done => {
   //   makeGlobalField({ api_version: '3.2' }).create(createNestedGlobalFieldForReference)
   //       .then(globalField => {
-  //           expect(globalField.global_field.uid).to.be.equal(createNestedGlobalFieldForReference.global_field.uid);
+  //           expect(globalField.uid).to.be.equal(createNestedGlobalFieldForReference.global_field.uid);
   //           done();
   //       })
   //       .catch(err => {
@@ -157,7 +146,7 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
   // it('should create nested global field', done => {
   //   makeGlobalField({ api_version: '3.2' }).create(createNestedGlobalField)
   //       .then(globalField => {
-  //           expect(globalField.global_field.uid).to.be.equal(createNestedGlobalField.global_field.uid);
+  //           expect(globalField.uid).to.be.equal(createNestedGlobalField.global_field.uid);
   //           done();
   //       })
   //       .catch(err => {
@@ -169,7 +158,7 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
   // it('should fetch nested global field', done => {
   //   makeGlobalField(createNestedGlobalField.global_field.uid, { api_version: '3.2' }).fetch()
   //       .then(globalField => {
-  //           expect(globalField.global_field.uid).to.be.equal(createNestedGlobalField.global_field.uid);
+  //           expect(globalField.uid).to.be.equal(createNestedGlobalField.global_field.uid);
   //           done();
   //       })
   //       .catch(err => {
@@ -178,11 +167,33 @@ describe('Global Field api Test', () => {
   //       });
   // });
 
-  // it('should update nested global fields without fetch', done => {
-  //   makeGlobalField(createNestedGlobalField.global_field.uid, { api_version: '3.2' })
-  //     .update(createNestedGlobalField)
+  // it('should fetch and update nested global Field', done => {
+  //   makeGlobalField(createGlobalField.global_field.uid, { api_version: '3.2' }).fetch()
   //     .then((globalField) => {
-  //       expect(globalField.global_field.schema.length).to.be.equal(2)
+  //       globalField.title = 'Update title'
+  //       return globalField.update()
+  //     })
+  //     .then((updateGlobal) => {
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.title).to.be.equal('Update title')
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].uid)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].data_type).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].data_type)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].display_name).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].display_name)
+  //       done()
+  //     })
+  //     .catch(done)
+  // })
+
+  // it('should update nested global Field', done => {
+  //   const globalField = makeGlobalField(createGlobalField.global_field.uid, { api_version: '3.2' })
+  //   Object.assign(globalField, cloneDeep(createGlobalField.global_field))
+  //   globalField.update()
+  //     .then((updateGlobal) => {
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.uid)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.title).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.title)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].uid).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].uid)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].data_type).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].data_type)
+  //       expect(updateGlobal.schema[0].display_name).to.be.equal(createGlobalField.global_field.schema[0].display_name)
   //       done()
   //     })
   //     .catch(done)
diff --git a/test/unit/globalField-test.js b/test/unit/globalField-test.js
index 361fbb60..8edaefa6 100644
--- a/test/unit/globalField-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/globalField-test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Axios from 'axios'
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { describe, it } from 'mocha'
 import { GlobalField, GlobalFieldCollection, createFormData } from '../../lib/stack/globalField'
-import { systemUidMock, checkSystemFields, globalFieldMock, stackHeadersMock, noticeMock, nestedGlobalFieldMock, nestedGlobalFieldPayload } from './mock/objects'
+import { systemUidMock, checkSystemFields, globalFieldMock, stackHeadersMock, noticeMock, nestedGlobalFieldMock } from './mock/objects'
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter'
 
 describe('Contentstack GlobalField test', () => {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test', () => {
     makeGlobalField()
       .create()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        checkGlobalField(globalField.global_field)
+        checkGlobalField(globalField)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test', () => {
     })
       .update()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        checkGlobalField(globalField.global_field)
+        checkGlobalField(globalField)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test', () => {
     })
       .fetch()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        checkGlobalField(globalField.global_field)
+        checkGlobalField(globalField)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
       stackHeaders: stackHeadersMock,
       api_version: '3.2' })
     expect(globalField.urlPath).to.be.equal('/global_fields')
-    expect(globalField.apiVersion).to.be.equal('3.2')
+    expect(globalField.stackHeaders.api_version).to.be.equal('3.2')
     expect(globalField.stackHeaders).to.deep.equal({ api_key: 'api_key', api_version: '3.2' })
     done()
   })
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
     expect(globalField.urlPath).to.be.equal(
       `/global_fields/${systemUidMock.uid}`
     )
-    expect(globalField.apiVersion).to.be.equal('3.2')
+    expect(globalField.stackHeaders.api_version).to.be.equal('3.2')
     expect(globalField.update).to.not.equal(undefined)
     expect(globalField.delete).to.not.equal(undefined)
     expect(globalField.fetch).to.not.equal(undefined)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
     expect(globalField.urlPath).to.be.equal(
       `/global_fields/${systemUidMock.uid}`
     )
-    expect(globalField.apiVersion).to.be.equal('3.2')
+    expect(globalField.stackHeaders.api_version).to.be.equal('3.2')
     expect(globalField.stackHeaders).to.not.equal(undefined)
     expect(globalField.stackHeaders.api_key).to.be.equal(
       stackHeadersMock.api_key
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
       api_version: '3.2' })
       .create()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        checkGlobalField(globalField.global_field)
+        checkGlobalField(globalField)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
     })
       .update()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        checkGlobalField(globalField.global_field)
+        checkGlobalField(globalField)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
     })
       .fetch()
       .then((globalField) => {
-        checkGlobalField(globalField.global_field)
+        checkGlobalField(globalField)
         done()
       })
       .catch(done)
@@ -438,39 +438,6 @@ describe('Contentstack GlobalField test (API Version 3.2)', () => {
       })
       .catch(done)
   })
-
-  it('should update nested global field', (done) => {
-    var mock = new MockAdapter(Axios)
-    const updatedData = {
-      global_field: {
-        title: 'Updated Nested Global Field Title',
-        schema: nestedGlobalFieldPayload
-      }
-    }
-
-    mock
-      .onPut(`/global_fields/${systemUidMock.uid}`)
-      .reply(200, {
-        global_field: {
-          ...nestedGlobalFieldMock,
-          ...updatedData.global_field
-        }
-      })
-
-    makeGlobalField({
-      global_field: {
-        ...systemUidMock
-      },
-      stackHeaders: stackHeadersMock
-    })
-      .updateNestedGlobalField(updatedData)
-      .then((response) => {
-        expect(response.global_field.title).to.be.equal('Updated Nested Global Field Title')
-        expect(response.global_field.schema).to.deep.equal(nestedGlobalFieldPayload)
-        done()
-      })
-      .catch(done)
-  })
 })
 
 function makeGlobalField (data) {