Question:

How to change the state of a prior Vault document version by running a state change user action or running a workflow?

Answer:

Lifecycle actions (state changes & workflows) are only available for the most current version of a document. This is working as designed.  Perform the action on the most current version.

To remove a previous document version, the user must have the correct role with Delete permission.  Once previous versions of documents are deleted, they cannot be recovered.  

Related Documentation:

Vault Versioning Documentation: Deleting Specific Versions

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