Please check the section New Versions of External Purchasing Documents in the following link
Version Management - Purchasing (MM-PUR) - SAP Library
According to this link,
Only the following changes lead to a new version:
- All print-relevant changesYou define which changes are print relevant in Customizing for
Purchasing
underMessages
Fields Relevant to Printouts of Changes
.
- Changes in document assignment
- Changes in address
Please evaluate my inputs in a test environment.