diff --git a/docs/_ext/qpy_version_history.py b/docs/_ext/qpy_version_history.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e064661620a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_ext/qpy_version_history.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# This file is derived from Qiskit (https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-metapackage)
+# 
+# Original source:
+# https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-metapackage/blob/0.43.3/docs/versionutils.py
+#
+# Copyright IBM 2023
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+import re
+from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
+from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
+from sphinx.util.nodes import nested_parse_with_titles
+from dulwich.repo import Repo
+from packaging import version
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from qiskit.qpy.common import QPY_VERSION_HISTORY
+
+
+def setup(app):
+    app.add_directive("qpy-version-history", QPYVersionHistory)
+
+class QPYVersionHistory(Directive):
+    has_content = False
+
+    def run(self):
+        data = self._build_data()
+        if not data:
+            return [nodes.paragraph(text="QPY data not found")]
+        return [self._build_table(data)]
+
+    def _get_repo(self):
+        path = Path(__file__).resolve()
+        for parent in path.parents:
+            if (parent / ".git").exists():
+                return Repo(str(parent))
+        raise RuntimeError("Repository not found")
+    
+    def _get_tags(self):
+        repo = self._get_repo()
+        tags = []
+
+        for ref in repo.refs.keys():
+            if ref.startswith(b"refs/tags/"):
+                tag = ref.decode().split("/")[-1]
+                tags.append(tag)
+
+        return tags
+    
+    def _is_valid_version(self, tag):
+        return re.fullmatch(r"\d+\.\d+\.\d+", tag)
+    
+    def _build_data(self):
+        tags = self._get_tags()
+        versions = sorted((version.parse(t) for t in tags if self._is_valid_version(t)))
+        history = sorted(
+            [(max_, min_, version.parse(first)) for max_, min_, first in QPY_VERSION_HISTORY],
+            key=lambda x: x[2]
+        )
+
+        def get_qpy_range(cur):
+            for max_, min_, first in reversed(history):
+                if cur >= first:
+                    return list(range(min_, max_ + 1))
+            return None
+
+        data = {}
+        for v in versions:
+            qpy_range = get_qpy_range(v)
+            if not qpy_range:
+                continue
+
+            data[str(v)] = {
+                "dump": qpy_range,
+                "load": max(qpy_range),
+            }
+
+        return dict(sorted(data.items(), key=lambda x: version.parse(x[0]), reverse=True))
+
+    def _build_table(self, data):
+        table = nodes.table()
+        table["classes"] += ["colwidths-auto"]
+        tgroup = nodes.tgroup(cols=3)
+        table += tgroup
+
+        for _ in range(3):
+            tgroup += nodes.colspec()
+
+        thead = nodes.thead()
+        tbody = nodes.tbody()
+        tgroup += thead
+        tgroup += tbody
+        
+        headers = [
+            "Qiskit (qiskit-terra for < 1.0.0) version",
+            ":func:`.dump` format(s) output versions",
+            ":func:`.load` maximum supported version (older format versions can always be read)",
+        ]
+
+        row = nodes.row()
+        for h in headers:
+            entry = nodes.entry()
+
+            vl = ViewList()
+            vl.append(h, "<qpy-version-history>")
+
+            node = nodes.paragraph()
+            nested_parse_with_titles(self.state, vl, node)
+
+            entry += node
+            row += entry
+
+        thead += row
+
+        for tag, info in data.items():
+            row = nodes.row()
+            entry = nodes.entry()
+            entry += nodes.paragraph(text=tag)
+            row += entry
+            entry = nodes.entry()
+            entry += nodes.paragraph(
+                text=", ".join(map(str, info["dump"]))
+            )
+            row += entry
+            entry = nodes.entry()
+            entry += nodes.paragraph(text=str(info["load"]))
+            row += entry
+            tbody += row
+
+        return table
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index f9ffbe92a6d9..278eda08d6a2 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import os
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
-
+import sys
 import qiskit
-
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("./_ext"))
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name,missing-function-docstring,missing-module-docstring
 
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "reno.sphinxext",
     "sphinxcontrib.katex",
     "breathe",
+    "qpy_version_history",
 ]
 
 breathe_projects = {"qiskit": "xml/"}
diff --git a/qiskit/qpy/__init__.py b/qiskit/qpy/__init__.py
index 3224a5ca2ac6..b31d7cdde26d 100644
--- a/qiskit/qpy/__init__.py
+++ b/qiskit/qpy/__init__.py
@@ -193,201 +193,7 @@ def open(*args):
 Qiskit (and qiskit-terra prior to Qiskit 1.0.0) release going back to the introduction
 of QPY in qiskit-terra 0.18.0.
 
-.. list-table:: QPY Format Version History
-   :header-rows: 1
-
-   * - Qiskit (qiskit-terra for < 1.0.0) version
-     - :func:`.dump` format(s) output versions
-     - :func:`.load` maximum supported version (older format versions can always be read)
-   * - 2.4.1
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
-     - 17
-   * - 2.4.0
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
-     - 17
-   * - 2.3.1
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
-     - 17
-   * - 2.3.0
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
-     - 17
-   * - 2.2.2
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16
-     - 16
-   * - 2.2.1
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16
-     - 16
-   * - 2.2.0
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16
-     - 16
-   * - 2.1.2
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16
-     - 16
-   * - 2.1.1
-     - 13, 14, 15, 16
-     - 16
-   * - 2.1.0
-     - 13, 14, 15
-     - 15
-   * - 2.0.2
-     - 13, 14
-     - 14
-   * - 2.0.1
-     - 13, 14
-     - 14
-   * - 2.0.0
-     - 13, 14
-     - 14
-   * - 1.4.3
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.4.2
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.4.1
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.4.0
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.3.3
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.3.2
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.3.1
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.3.0
-     - 10, 11, 12, 13
-     - 13
-   * - 1.2.4
-     - 10, 11, 12
-     - 12
-   * - 1.2.3 (yanked)
-     - 10, 11, 12
-     - 12
-   * - 1.2.2
-     - 10, 11, 12
-     - 12
-   * - 1.2.1
-     - 10, 11, 12
-     - 12
-   * - 1.2.0
-     - 10, 11, 12
-     - 12
-   * - 1.1.0
-     - 10, 11, 12
-     - 12
-   * - 1.0.2
-     - 10, 11
-     - 11
-   * - 1.0.1
-     - 10, 11
-     - 11
-   * - 1.0.0
-     - 10, 11
-     - 11
-   * - 0.46.1
-     - 10
-     - 10
-   * - 0.45.3
-     - 10
-     - 10
-   * - 0.45.2
-     - 10
-     - 10
-   * - 0.45.1
-     - 10
-     - 10
-   * - 0.45.0
-     - 10
-     - 10
-   * - 0.25.3
-     - 9
-     - 9
-   * - 0.25.2
-     - 9
-     - 9
-   * - 0.25.1
-     - 9
-     - 9
-   * - 0.24.2
-     - 8
-     - 8
-   * - 0.24.1
-     - 7
-     - 7
-   * - 0.24.0
-     - 7
-     - 7
-   * - 0.23.3
-     - 6
-     - 6
-   * - 0.23.2
-     - 6
-     - 6
-   * - 0.23.1
-     - 6
-     - 6
-   * - 0.23.0
-     - 6
-     - 6
-   * - 0.22.4
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.22.3
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.22.2
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.22.1
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.22.0
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.21.2
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.21.1
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.21.0
-     - 5
-     - 5
-   * - 0.20.2
-     - 4
-     - 4
-   * - 0.20.1
-     - 4
-     - 4
-   * - 0.20.0
-     - 4
-     - 4
-   * - 0.19.2
-     - 4
-     - 4
-   * - 0.19.1
-     - 3
-     - 3
-   * - 0.19.0
-     - 2
-     - 2
-   * - 0.18.3
-     - 1
-     - 1
-   * - 0.18.2
-     - 1
-     - 1
-   * - 0.18.1
-     - 1
-     - 1
-   * - 0.18.0
-     - 1
-     - 1
+.. qpy-version-history::
 
 .. _qpy_format:
 
diff --git a/qiskit/qpy/common.py b/qiskit/qpy/common.py
index 5c96b10a5349..6ef07a47c240 100644
--- a/qiskit/qpy/common.py
+++ b/qiskit/qpy/common.py
@@ -29,6 +29,28 @@
 QPY_RUST_WRITE_MIN_VERSION = 17
 ENCODE = "utf8"
 
+# only update the points at which either of the two QPY constants change (QPY_VERSION, QPY_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION)
+QPY_VERSION_HISTORY = [
+    # (max_qpy_version, min_qpy_version, release_introduced)
+    (17, 13, "2.3.0"),
+    (16, 13, "2.2.0"),
+    (15, 13, "2.1.0"),
+    (14, 13, "2.0.0"),
+    (13, 10, "1.3.0"),
+    (12, 10, "1.1.0"),
+    (11, 10, "1.0.0"),
+    (10, 10, "0.45.0"),
+    (9, 9, "0.25.0"),
+    (8, 8, "0.24.2"),
+    (7, 7, "0.24.0"),
+    (6, 6, "0.23.0"),
+    (5, 5, "0.21.0"),
+    (4, 4, "0.19.2"),
+    (3, 3, "0.19.1"),
+    (2, 2, "0.19.0"),
+    (1, 1, "0.18.0"),
+]
+
 
 def read_generic_typed_data(file_obj):
     """Read a single data chunk from the file like object.