diff --git a/.changeset/green-lizards-boil.md b/.changeset/green-lizards-boil.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..640699e001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/green-lizards-boil.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Use a versioned context for `useEntityList`, to better work with mixed `@backstage/plugin-catalog-react` versions.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md b/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md
index 8916fc98f9..14c832d545 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export const EntityLifecyclePicker: (props: {
   initialFilter?: string[];
 }) => JSX_2.Element;
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export const EntityListContext: Context<
   EntityListContextProps<any> | undefined
 >;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/deprecated.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/deprecated.tsx
index 74186d9c29..7d347dda6b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/deprecated.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/deprecated.tsx
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
  */
 
 import { PropsWithChildren, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { createVersionedValueMap } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
 import {
   DefaultEntityFilters,
-  EntityListContext,
   EntityListContextProps,
+  NewEntityListContext,
+  OldEntityListContext,
 } from './hooks/useEntityListProvider';
 
 /**
@@ -81,8 +83,18 @@ export function MockEntityListContextProvider<
   );
 
   return (
-    <EntityListContext.Provider value={resolvedValue}>
+    <NewEntityListContext.Provider
+      value={createVersionedValueMap({ 1: resolvedValue })}
+    >
       {children}
-    </EntityListContext.Provider>
+    </NewEntityListContext.Provider>
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates new context for entity listing and filtering.
+ *
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated Please use `EntityListProvider` and `EntityListProvider` instead.
+ */
+export const EntityListContext = OldEntityListContext;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
index befcce520d..2bce5a4673 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ export type {
   EntityProviderProps,
   AsyncEntityProviderProps,
 } from './useEntity';
-export {
-  EntityListContext,
-  EntityListProvider,
-  useEntityList,
-} from './useEntityListProvider';
+export { EntityListProvider, useEntityList } from './useEntityListProvider';
 export type {
   DefaultEntityFilters,
   EntityListContextProps,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
index f7090f330b..7b9d17d82e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ import {
 } from '../filters';
 import { createDeferred } from '@backstage/types';
 import { EntityListPagination } from '../types';
-import { EntityListProvider, useEntityList } from './useEntityListProvider';
+import {
+  EntityListContextProps,
+  EntityListProvider,
+  NewEntityListContext,
+  useEntityList,
+} from './useEntityListProvider';
+import { createVersionedValueMap } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
 
 const entities: Entity[] = [
   {
@@ -1048,3 +1054,59 @@ describe(`<EntityListProvider pagination={{ mode: 'offset' }} />`, () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe('versioned context', () => {
+  it('should work explicitly with new versioned contexts', () => {
+    const value: EntityListContextProps<any> = {
+      filters: {},
+      entities: [],
+      backendEntities: [],
+      updateFilters: jest.fn(),
+      queryParameters: {},
+      loading: true,
+      limit: 277,
+      setLimit: jest.fn(),
+      setOffset: jest.fn(),
+      paginationMode: 'none',
+    };
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useEntityList(), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => {
+        const InitialFiltersWrapper = (f: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => {
+          const { updateFilters } = useEntityList();
+          useMountEffect(() => {
+            updateFilters({
+              kind: new EntityKindFilter('component', 'Component'),
+            });
+          });
+          return <>{f.children}</>;
+        };
+
+        return (
+          <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/catalog']}>
+            <TestApiProvider
+              apis={[
+                [configApiRef, mockApis.config()],
+                [catalogApiRef, mockCatalogApi],
+                [identityApiRef, mockIdentityApi],
+                [storageApiRef, mockApis.storage()],
+                [starredEntitiesApiRef, new MockStarredEntitiesApi()],
+                [alertApiRef, { post: jest.fn() }],
+                [translationApiRef, mockApis.translation()],
+                [errorApiRef, { error$: jest.fn(), post: jest.fn() }],
+              ]}
+            >
+              <NewEntityListContext.Provider
+                value={createVersionedValueMap({ 1: value })}
+              >
+                <InitialFiltersWrapper>{children}</InitialFiltersWrapper>
+              </NewEntityListContext.Provider>
+            </TestApiProvider>
+          </MemoryRouter>
+        );
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.limit).toBe(277);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx
index 8c4927ad0a..a2ab4ea377 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 import { QueryEntitiesResponse } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import {
+  createVersionedContext,
+  createVersionedValueMap,
+  useVersionedContext,
+} from '@backstage/version-bridge';
 import { compact, isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import qs from 'qs';
 import {
@@ -122,11 +127,17 @@ export type EntityListContextProps<
   paginationMode: PaginationMode;
 };
 
+// This context has support for multiple concurrent versions of this package.
+// It is currently used in parallel with the old context in order to provide
+// a smooth transition, but will eventually be the only context we use.
+export const NewEntityListContext = createVersionedContext<{
+  1: EntityListContextProps<any>;
+}>('entity-list-context');
+
 /**
  * Creates new context for entity listing and filtering.
- * @public
  */
-export const EntityListContext = createContext<
+export const OldEntityListContext = createContext<
   EntityListContextProps<any> | undefined
 >(undefined);
 
@@ -487,9 +498,13 @@ export const EntityListProvider = <EntityFilters extends DefaultEntityFilters>(
   );
 
   return (
-    <EntityListContext.Provider value={value}>
-      {props.children}
-    </EntityListContext.Provider>
+    <OldEntityListContext.Provider value={value}>
+      <NewEntityListContext.Provider
+        value={createVersionedValueMap({ 1: value })}
+      >
+        {props.children}
+      </NewEntityListContext.Provider>
+    </OldEntityListContext.Provider>
   );
 };
 
@@ -500,8 +515,22 @@ export const EntityListProvider = <EntityFilters extends DefaultEntityFilters>(
 export function useEntityList<
   EntityFilters extends DefaultEntityFilters = DefaultEntityFilters,
 >(): EntityListContextProps<EntityFilters> {
-  const context = useContext(EntityListContext);
-  if (!context)
-    throw new Error('useEntityList must be used within EntityListProvider');
-  return context;
+  const versionedHolder = useVersionedContext<{
+    1: EntityListContextProps<any>;
+  }>('entity-list-context');
+  const oldContext = useContext(OldEntityListContext);
+
+  if (versionedHolder) {
+    const value = versionedHolder.atVersion(1);
+    if (!value) {
+      throw new Error('EntityListContext v1 not available');
+    }
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  if (oldContext) {
+    return oldContext;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error('useEntityList must be used within EntityListProvider');
 }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/testUtils/MockEntityListContextProvider.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/testUtils/MockEntityListContextProvider.tsx
index 0dcbbed8e8..e75e7e20e3 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/testUtils/MockEntityListContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/testUtils/MockEntityListContextProvider.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 import { PropsWithChildren, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import {
   DefaultEntityFilters,
-  EntityListContext,
   EntityListContextProps,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { createVersionedValueMap } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
+import { NewEntityListContext } from '../hooks/useEntityListProvider';
 
 /**
  * Simplifies testing of code that uses the entity list hooks.
@@ -82,8 +83,10 @@ export function MockEntityListContextProvider<
   );
 
   return (
-    <EntityListContext.Provider value={resolvedValue}>
+    <NewEntityListContext.Provider
+      value={createVersionedValueMap({ 1: resolvedValue })}
+    >
       {children}
-    </EntityListContext.Provider>
+    </NewEntityListContext.Provider>
   );
 }