diff --git a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql
index 8bf1c4b89f2..d658ff185b2 100644
--- a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql
+++ b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql
@@ -10,13 +10,21 @@
 
     {%- set ref_dict = {} -%}
     {%- for _ref in model.refs -%}
-        {%- set resolved = ref(*_ref) -%}
-        {%- do ref_dict.update({_ref | join('.'): resolve_model_name(resolved)}) -%}
+        {% set _ref_args = [_ref.get('package'), _ref['name']] if _ref.get('package') else [_ref['name'],] %}
+        {%- set resolved = ref(*_ref_args, v=_ref.get('version')) -%}
+        {%- if _ref.get('version') -%}
+            {% do _ref_args.extend(["v" ~ _ref['version']]) %}
+        {%- endif -%}
+       {%- do ref_dict.update({_ref_args | join('.'): resolve_model_name(resolved)}) -%}
     {%- endfor -%}
 
-def ref(*args,dbt_load_df_function):
+def ref(*args, **kwargs):
     refs = {{ ref_dict | tojson }}
     key = '.'.join(args)
+    version = kwargs.get("v") or kwargs.get("version")
+    if version:
+        key += f".v{version}"
+    dbt_load_df_function = kwargs.get("dbt_load_df_function")
     return dbt_load_df_function(refs[key])
 
 {% endmacro %}
@@ -81,7 +89,7 @@ class this:
 class dbtObj:
     def __init__(self, load_df_function) -> None:
         self.source = lambda *args: source(*args, dbt_load_df_function=load_df_function)
-        self.ref = lambda *args: ref(*args, dbt_load_df_function=load_df_function)
+        self.ref = lambda *args, **kwargs: ref(*args, **kwargs, dbt_load_df_function=load_df_function)
         self.config = config
         self.this = this()
         self.is_incremental = {{ is_incremental() }}
diff --git a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/python_model/test_python_model.py b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/python_model/test_python_model.py
index d7c23730648..8246908f71f 100644
--- a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/python_model/test_python_model.py
+++ b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/python_model/test_python_model.py
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ def model(dbt, _):
         materialized='table',
     )
     df =  dbt.ref("my_sql_model")
-    df2 = dbt.source('test_source', 'test_table')
+    df2 = dbt.ref("my_versioned_sql_model", v=1)
+    df3 = dbt.ref("my_versioned_sql_model", version=1)
+    df4 = dbt.ref("test", "my_versioned_sql_model", v=1)
+    df5 = dbt.ref("test", "my_versioned_sql_model", version=1)
+    df6 = dbt.source("test_source", "test_table")
     df = df.limit(2)
     return df
 """
@@ -26,6 +30,11 @@ def model(dbt, _):
 select * from {{ref('my_python_model')}}
 """
 schema_yml = """version: 2
+models:
+  - name: my_versioned_sql_model
+    versions:
+      - v: 1
+
 sources:
   - name: test_source
     loader: custom
@@ -63,6 +72,7 @@ def models(self):
         return {
             "schema.yml": schema_yml,
             "my_sql_model.sql": basic_sql,
+            "my_versioned_sql_model_v1.sql": basic_sql,
             "my_python_model.py": basic_python,
             "second_sql_model.sql": second_sql,
         }