diff --git a/private/testplanet/satellite.go b/private/testplanet/satellite.go
index de41ad24b..505811637 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/satellite.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/satellite.go
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ func (planet *Planet) newSatellite(ctx context.Context, prefix string, index int
 		MinPartSize:      config.Metainfo.MinPartSize,
 		MaxNumberOfParts: config.Metainfo.MaxNumberOfParts,
 		ServerSideCopy:   config.Metainfo.ServerSideCopy,
+		MultipleVersions: config.Metainfo.MultipleVersions,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/satellite/metabase/commit.go b/satellite/metabase/commit.go
index 75f15a9e2..cb10d4506 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/commit.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/commit.go
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@ func (c *CommitObject) Verify() error {
 func (db *DB) CommitObject(ctx context.Context, opts CommitObject) (object Object, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
+	if db.config.MultipleVersions {
+		return Object{}, Error.New("Unimplemented")
+	}
+
 	if err := opts.Verify(); err != nil {
 		return Object{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/satellite/metabase/commit_test.go b/satellite/metabase/commit_test.go
index c830354b3..c4714963f 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/commit_test.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/commit_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"storj.io/common/memory"
 	"storj.io/common/storj"
 	"storj.io/common/testcontext"
@@ -3204,3 +3206,14 @@ func TestCommitObjectWithIncorrectAmountOfParts(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestMultipleVersionsFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO test will be removed when functionality will be implemented
+	metabasetest.RunWithConfig(t, metabase.Config{
+		ApplicationName:  "satellite-test",
+		MultipleVersions: true,
+	}, func(ctx *testcontext.Context, t *testing.T, db *metabase.DB) {
+		_, err := db.CommitObject(ctx, metabase.CommitObject{})
+		require.EqualError(t, err, "metabase: Unimplemented")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/satellite/metabase/db.go b/satellite/metabase/db.go
index 794d4dfa8..38308e428 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/db.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/db.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// TODO remove this flag when server-side copy implementation will be finished
 	ServerSideCopy         bool
 	ServerSideCopyDisabled bool
+	MultipleVersions       bool
 }
 
 // DB implements a database for storing objects and segments.
diff --git a/satellite/metabase/metabasetest/run.go b/satellite/metabase/metabasetest/run.go
index 63abb2a0b..b43c589fa 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/metabasetest/run.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/metabasetest/run.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, fn func(ctx *testcontext.Context, t *testing.T, db *metab
 		MaxNumberOfParts:       config.MaxNumberOfParts,
 		ServerSideCopy:         config.ServerSideCopy,
 		ServerSideCopyDisabled: config.ServerSideCopyDisabled,
+		MultipleVersions:       config.MultipleVersions,
 	}, fn)
 }
 
diff --git a/satellite/metainfo/config.go b/satellite/metainfo/config.go
index ec62583df..048c62f75 100644
--- a/satellite/metainfo/config.go
+++ b/satellite/metainfo/config.go
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@ type Config struct {
 	// TODO remove this flag when server-side copy implementation will be finished
 	ServerSideCopy         bool `help:"enable code for server-side copy, deprecated. please leave this to true." default:"true"`
 	ServerSideCopyDisabled bool `help:"disable already enabled server-side copy. this is because once server side copy is enabled, delete code should stay changed, even if you want to disable server side copy" default:"false"`
+	MultipleVersions       bool `help:"feature flag to enable using multple objects versions in the system internally" default:"false"`
 }
diff --git a/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object.go b/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object.go
index b57cabdf9..25e0e7d3f 100644
--- a/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object.go
+++ b/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import (
 func (endpoint *Endpoint) BeginObject(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ObjectBeginRequest) (resp *pb.ObjectBeginResponse, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
+	if endpoint.config.MultipleVersions {
+		return nil, rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.Unimplemented, "Unimplemented")
+	}
+
 	endpoint.versionCollector.collect(req.Header.UserAgent, mon.Func().ShortName())
 
 	now := time.Now()
diff --git a/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object_test.go b/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object_test.go
index 34808fee5..406ebee40 100644
--- a/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object_test.go
+++ b/satellite/metainfo/endpoint_object_test.go
@@ -1826,3 +1826,20 @@ func TestEndpoint_UpdateObjectMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, validKey, objects[0].EncryptedMetadataEncryptedKey)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestMultipleVersionsFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO test will be removed when functionality will be implemented
+	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
+		SatelliteCount: 1,
+		Reconfigure: testplanet.Reconfigure{
+			Satellite: func(log *zap.Logger, index int, config *satellite.Config) {
+				config.Metainfo.MultipleVersions = true
+			},
+		},
+	}, func(t *testing.T, ctx *testcontext.Context, planet *testplanet.Planet) {
+		planet.Satellites[0].Config.Metainfo.MultipleVersions = true
+		_, err := planet.Satellites[0].Metainfo.Endpoint.BeginObject(ctx, &pb.ObjectBeginRequest{})
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.True(t, errs2.IsRPC(err, rpcstatus.Unimplemented))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock b/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
index 6b30b4d48..945261d79 100755
--- a/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
+++ b/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ identity.key-path: /root/.local/share/storj/identity/satellite/identity.key
 # minimum remote segment size
 # metainfo.min-remote-segment-size: 1.2 KiB
 
+# feature flag to enable using multple objects versions in the system internally
+# metainfo.multiple-versions: false
+
 # toggle flag if overlay is enabled
 # metainfo.overlay: true