diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 51dfe4e32..19719360a 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ private function applyOptions(RequestInterface $request, array &$options): Reque
             }
         }
 
+        if (isset($options['version'])) {
+            $modify['version'] = $options['version'];
+            unset($options['version']);
+        }
+
         $request = Psr7\Utils::modifyRequest($request, $modify);
         if ($request->getBody() instanceof Psr7\MultipartStream) {
             // Use a multipart/form-data POST if a Content-Type is not set.
@@ -446,10 +451,6 @@ private function applyOptions(RequestInterface $request, array &$options): Reque
                 . $request->getBody()->getBoundary();
         }
 
-        if (isset($options['version'])) {
-            $modify['version'] = $options['version'];
-        }
-
         // Merge in conditional headers if they are not present.
         if (isset($options['_conditional'])) {
             // Build up the changes so it's in a single clone of the message.