diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/NetworkManagerEditor.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/NetworkManagerEditor.cs
index b93e7d90d5..405291749f 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/NetworkManagerEditor.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/NetworkManagerEditor.cs
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ public class NetworkManagerEditor : NetcodeEditorBase<NetworkManager>
         private SerializedProperty m_NetworkProfileMetrics;
         private SerializedProperty m_NetworkMessageMetrics;
 
-#if CMB_SERVICE_DEVELOPMENT
-        private SerializedProperty m_MajorVersion;
-        private SerializedProperty m_MinorVersion;
-        private SerializedProperty m_PatchVersion;
-#endif
-
         private NetworkManager m_NetworkManager;
         private bool m_Initialized;
 
@@ -125,11 +119,6 @@ private void Initialize()
             m_NetworkProfileMetrics = m_NetworkConfigProperty.FindPropertyRelative("NetworkProfileMetrics");
 #if MULTIPLAYER_TOOLS
             m_NetworkMessageMetrics = m_NetworkConfigProperty.FindPropertyRelative("NetworkMessageMetrics");
-#endif
-#if CMB_SERVICE_DEVELOPMENT
-            m_MajorVersion = serializedObject.FindProperty(nameof(NetworkManager.MajorVersion));
-            m_MinorVersion = serializedObject.FindProperty(nameof(NetworkManager.MinorVersion));
-            m_PatchVersion = serializedObject.FindProperty(nameof(NetworkManager.PatchVersion));
 #endif
             m_RpcHashSizeProperty = m_NetworkConfigProperty.FindPropertyRelative("RpcHashSize");
             m_PrefabsList = m_NetworkConfigProperty
@@ -170,11 +159,6 @@ private void CheckNullProperties()
 #if MULTIPLAYER_TOOLS
             m_NetworkMessageMetrics = m_NetworkConfigProperty.FindPropertyRelative("NetworkMessageMetrics");
 #endif
-#if CMB_SERVICE_DEVELOPMENT
-            m_MajorVersion = serializedObject.FindProperty(nameof(NetworkManager.MajorVersion));
-            m_MinorVersion = serializedObject.FindProperty(nameof(NetworkManager.MinorVersion));
-            m_PatchVersion = serializedObject.FindProperty(nameof(NetworkManager.PatchVersion));
-#endif
 
             m_RpcHashSizeProperty = m_NetworkConfigProperty.FindPropertyRelative("RpcHashSize");
             m_PrefabsList = m_NetworkConfigProperty
@@ -192,13 +176,6 @@ private void DisplayNetworkManagerProperties()
                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(m_LogLevelProperty);
                 EditorGUILayout.Space();
 
-#if CMB_SERVICE_DEVELOPMENT
-                EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Version:", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
-                EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(m_MajorVersion);
-                EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(m_MinorVersion);
-                EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(m_PatchVersion);
-                EditorGUILayout.Space();
-#endif
                 EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Network Settings", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
 #if MULTIPLAYER_SERVICES_SDK_INSTALLED
                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(m_NetworkTopologyProperty);
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Connection/NetworkConnectionManager.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Connection/NetworkConnectionManager.cs
index 33098f36c2..5c26df4b91 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Connection/NetworkConnectionManager.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Connection/NetworkConnectionManager.cs
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ private void SendConnectionRequest()
 
             if (NetworkManager.CMBServiceConnection)
             {
-                message.ClientConfig.NGOVersion = NetworkManager.GetNGOVersion();
                 message.ClientConfig.TickRate = NetworkManager.NetworkConfig.TickRate;
                 message.ClientConfig.EnableSceneManagement = NetworkManager.NetworkConfig.EnableSceneManagement;
             }
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkManager.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkManager.cs
index 0bb73b3a37..1cac5625e8 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -887,29 +887,6 @@ internal T Value
         internal Override<ushort> PortOverride;
 
 
-        [HideInInspector]
-        [SerializeField]
-        [Range(0, 255)]
-        internal byte MajorVersion;
-        [HideInInspector]
-        [SerializeField]
-        [Range(0, 255)]
-        internal byte MinorVersion;
-        [HideInInspector]
-        [SerializeField]
-        [Range(0, 255)]
-        internal byte PatchVersion;
-
-        internal NGOVersion GetNGOVersion()
-        {
-            return new NGOVersion()
-            {
-                Major = MajorVersion,
-                Minor = MinorVersion,
-                Patch = PatchVersion
-            };
-        }
-
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
         internal static INetworkManagerHelper NetworkManagerHelper;
 
@@ -941,21 +918,6 @@ private PackageInfo GetPackageInfo(string packageName)
             return AssetDatabase.FindAssets("package").Select(AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath).Where(x => AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath<TextAsset>(x) != null).Select(PackageInfo.FindForAssetPath).Where(x => x != null).First(x => x.name == packageName);
         }
 
-        private void SetPackageVersion()
-        {
-            var packageInfo = GetPackageInfo("com.unity.netcode.gameobjects");
-            if (packageInfo != null)
-            {
-                var versionSplit = packageInfo.version.Split(".");
-                if (versionSplit.Length == 3)
-                {
-                    MajorVersion = byte.Parse(versionSplit[0]);
-                    MinorVersion = byte.Parse(versionSplit[1]);
-                    PatchVersion = byte.Parse(versionSplit[2]);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         internal void OnValidate()
         {
             if (NetworkConfig == null)
@@ -963,12 +925,6 @@ internal void OnValidate()
                 return; // May occur when the component is added
             }
 
-#if !CMB_SERVICE_DEVELOPMENT
-            SetPackageVersion();
-#else
-            Debug.Log($"Major:({MajorVersion}) Minor({MinorVersion}) Patch({PatchVersion})");
-#endif
-
             if (GetComponentInChildren<NetworkObject>() != null)
             {
                 if (NetworkLog.CurrentLogLevel <= LogLevel.Normal)
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Messaging/Messages/ConnectionRequestMessage.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Messaging/Messages/ConnectionRequestMessage.cs
index 87d49cb332..d8e60d2537 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Messaging/Messages/ConnectionRequestMessage.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Messaging/Messages/ConnectionRequestMessage.cs
@@ -2,39 +2,37 @@
 
 namespace Unity.Netcode
 {
-    internal struct NGOVersion : INetworkSerializable
-    {
-        public byte Major;
-        public byte Minor;
-        public byte Patch;
-
-        public void NetworkSerialize<T>(BufferSerializer<T> serializer) where T : IReaderWriter
-        {
-            serializer.SerializeValue(ref Major);
-            serializer.SerializeValue(ref Minor);
-            serializer.SerializeValue(ref Patch);
-        }
-    }
-
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Only used when connecting to the distributed authority service
+    /// </summary>
     internal struct ClientConfig : INetworkSerializable
     {
-        public NGOVersion NGOVersion;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// We start at version 1, where anything less than version 1 on the service side
+        /// is not bypass feature compatible.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const int k_BypassFeatureCompatible = 1;
+        public int Version => k_BypassFeatureCompatible;
         public uint TickRate;
         public bool EnableSceneManagement;
 
+        // Only gets deserialized but should never be used unless testing
+        public int RemoteClientVersion;
+
         public void NetworkSerialize<T>(BufferSerializer<T> serializer) where T : IReaderWriter
         {
-            serializer.SerializeNetworkSerializable(ref NGOVersion);
             if (serializer.IsWriter)
             {
                 var writer = serializer.GetFastBufferWriter();
-                writer.WriteValueSafe(TickRate);
+                BytePacker.WriteValueBitPacked(writer, Version);
+                BytePacker.WriteValueBitPacked(writer, TickRate);
                 writer.WriteValueSafe(EnableSceneManagement);
             }
             else
             {
                 var reader = serializer.GetFastBufferReader();
-                reader.ReadValueSafe(out TickRate);
+                ByteUnpacker.ReadValueBitPacked(reader, out RemoteClientVersion);
+                ByteUnpacker.ReadValueBitPacked(reader, out TickRate);
                 reader.ReadValueSafe(out EnableSceneManagement);
             }
         }