diff --git a/version/feature_manager.go b/version/feature_manager.go
index f116eac9fb..32f48a1589 100644
--- a/version/feature_manager.go
+++ b/version/feature_manager.go
@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ func metadataStringToMetadata(m string) Metadata {
 	return OSS
 }
 
-// Check returns a bool indicating if a version meets the metadata constraint for a feature
+// Check returns a bool indicating if a version meets the metadata constraint
+// for a feature. Check returns false if version is nil.
 func (m MetadataConstraint) Check(version *gvers.Version) bool {
+	if version == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	binaryMeta := metadataStringToMetadata(version.Metadata())
 
 	for _, v := range m.MetaInfo {
@@ -83,5 +87,5 @@ func SupportsFeature(version *gvers.Version, feature Feature) bool {
 // GetReleaseVersion returns a go-version of this binary's Boundary version
 func GetReleaseVersion() (*gvers.Version, error) {
 	ver := Get()
-	return gvers.NewVersion(ver.Version)
+	return gvers.NewVersion(ver.VersionNumber())
 }
diff --git a/version/feature_manager_test.go b/version/feature_manager_test.go
index e126c7ea84..c01395ffcf 100644
--- a/version/feature_manager_test.go
+++ b/version/feature_manager_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestHasFeature(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, ok)
 }
 
-func TestEnableFeatureForTest(t *testing.T) {
+func TestEnableFeatureOnVersionForTest(t *testing.T) {
 	FutureFeature := Feature(997)
 
 	futureVersionFeature, _ := gvers.NewConstraint(">= 99.99.99+hcp")
@@ -134,3 +134,33 @@ func TestEnableFeatureForTest(t *testing.T) {
 	_, ok := featureMap[FutureFeature]
 	require.False(t, ok)
 }
+
+func TestEnableFeatureForTest(t *testing.T) {
+	FutureFeature := Feature(997)
+
+	futureVersionFeature, _ := gvers.NewConstraint(">= 99.99.99+hcp")
+	featureMap[FutureFeature] = MetadataConstraint{
+		MetaInfo:    []Metadata{HCP},
+		Constraints: futureVersionFeature,
+	}
+
+	// modify the globals that set which version the current binary is
+	prevVer := Version
+	prevMd := VersionMetadata
+	defer func() {
+		Version = prevVer
+		VersionMetadata = prevMd
+	}()
+	Version = "0.11.0"
+	VersionMetadata = "hcp"
+
+	EnableFeatureForTest(t, FutureFeature)
+
+	semVer, err := gvers.NewVersion("0.11.0+hcp")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, SupportsFeature(semVer, FutureFeature))
+
+	delete(featureMap, FutureFeature)
+	_, ok := featureMap[FutureFeature]
+	require.False(t, ok)
+}