diff --git a/.chronus/changes/python-fix-nightly-2026-0-20-15-4-26.md b/.chronus/changes/python-fix-nightly-2026-0-20-15-4-26.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0956637acec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/python-fix-nightly-2026-0-20-15-4-26.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/http-client-python"
+---
+
+support "apiVersions" of TCGC metadata
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diff --git a/packages/http-client-python/emitter/src/code-model.ts b/packages/http-client-python/emitter/src/code-model.ts
index 19d42319a83..e75848495fb 100644
--- a/packages/http-client-python/emitter/src/code-model.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client-python/emitter/src/code-model.ts
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ export function emitCodeModel(sdkContext: PythonSdkContext) {
   ];
   codeModel["crossLanguagePackageId"] = ignoreDiagnostics(getCrossLanguagePackageId(sdkContext));
   if ((sdkContext.emitContext.options as any).flavor === "azure") {
-    codeModel["metadata"] = sdkPackage.metadata;
+    const metadata = { ...sdkPackage.metadata } as any;
+    if (metadata.apiVersions) {
+      metadata.apiVersions = Object.fromEntries(metadata.apiVersions);
+    }
+    codeModel["metadata"] = metadata;
   }
   return codeModel;
 }