diff --git a/app/models/permitted_params.rb b/app/models/permitted_params.rb
index 653ae20cae..ad05eb5058 100644
--- a/app/models/permitted_params.rb
+++ b/app/models/permitted_params.rb
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class PermittedParams
                                     :status,
                                     :sharing,
                                     :custom_field_value,
-                                    version_settings_attributes: [:id, :display, :project])
+                                    version_settings_attributes: [:id, :display, :project_id])
   end
 
   def comment
diff --git a/spec/models/permitted_params_spec.rb b/spec/models/permitted_params_spec.rb
index 3f60cda415..e55edf1ef4 100644
--- a/spec/models/permitted_params_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/permitted_params_spec.rb
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe PermittedParams, type: :model do
 
       acceptable_params_with_data.merge!(version_settings_attributes: {id: '1',
                                                                        display: '2',
-                                                                       project: '3'})
+                                                                       project_id: '3'})
 
       params = ActionController::Parameters.new(version: acceptable_params_with_data)