diff --git a/api-ref/source/introspection-api-versions.inc b/api-ref/source/introspection-api-versions.inc
index 86b9ea4de..b7e64bed5 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/introspection-api-versions.inc
+++ b/api-ref/source/introspection-api-versions.inc
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ Inspector API supports versioning. There are two kinds of versions:
 
 - ``major versions``, which have dedicated urls.
 - ``microversions``, which can be requested through the use of the
-  ``X-OpenStack-Ironic-Inspector-API-Version`` header.
+  ``X-OpenStack-Ironic-Inspector-API-Version`` header or
+  the new standard singular header
+  ``OpenStack-API-Version: baremetal-introspection <version>``.
 
 The Version APIs work differently from other APIs as they *do not* require
 authentication.
 
-All API requests support the ``X-OpenStack-Ironic-Inspector-API-Version``
-header.  This header SHOULD be supplied with every request; in the absence of
-this header, server will default to current supported version in all responses.
+All API requests support the new standard singular header
+``OpenStack-API-Version: baremetal-introspection <version>`` and the legacy
+``X-OpenStack-Ironic-Inspector-API-Version`` header.
+
+Either of these headers SHOULD be supplied with every request; in the absence
+of both headers, server will default to current supported version in all
+responses.
 
 List API versions
 =================
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
index da8fe56d9..b5ae21397 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
@@ -763,6 +763,11 @@ class TestApiVersions(BaseAPITest):
                    main._format_version(main.CURRENT_API_VERSION)}
         self._check_version_present(self.app.get('/', headers=headers))
 
+    def test_request_correct_version_with_standard_singular_header(self):
+        headers = {'OpenStack-API-Version': 'baremetal-introspection %s' %
+                   main._format_version(main.CURRENT_API_VERSION)}
+        self._check_version_present(self.app.get('/', headers=headers))
+
     def test_request_unsupported_version(self):
         bad_version = (main.CURRENT_API_VERSION[0],
                        main.CURRENT_API_VERSION[1] + 1)
@@ -782,6 +787,12 @@ class TestApiVersions(BaseAPITest):
         self.assertEqual(200, res.status_code)
         self._check_version_present(res)
 
+    def test_request_latest_version_with_standard_singular_header(self):
+        headers = {'OpenStack-API-Version': 'baremetal-introspection latest'}
+        res = self.app.get('/', headers=headers)
+        self.assertEqual(200, res.status_code)
+        self._check_version_present(res)
+
 
 class TestPlugins(unittest.TestCase):
     @mock.patch.object(example_plugin.ExampleProcessingHook,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/parse-headers-with-the-microversion-parse-library-1b655eb52998f1df.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/parse-headers-with-the-microversion-parse-library-1b655eb52998f1df.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b46e0c800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/parse-headers-with-the-microversion-parse-library-1b655eb52998f1df.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Delegate parsing of version headers in API requests to the
+    ``microversion-parse`` library which also adds support for the new
+    standard singular header:
+    'OpenStack-API-Version: baremetal-introspection <version>'.