diff --git a/fs/fs.go b/fs/fs.go
index 78c4a33..ddcf576 100644
--- a/fs/fs.go
+++ b/fs/fs.go
@@ -990,3 +990,25 @@ func (fs *FileSystem) getDataObject(path string) (*Entry, error) {
 	// otherwise, retrieve it and add it to cache
 	return fs.getDataObjectNoCache(path)
 }
+
+// GetServerVersion returns server version info
+func (fs *FileSystem) GetServerVersion() (*types.IRODSVersion, error) {
+	conn, err := fs.session.AcquireConnection()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer fs.session.ReturnConnection(conn)
+
+	return conn.GetVersion(), nil
+}
+
+// SupportParallelUpload returns if the server supports parallel upload
+func (fs *FileSystem) SupportParallelUpload() bool {
+	conn, err := fs.session.AcquireConnection()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	defer fs.session.ReturnConnection(conn)
+
+	return conn.SupportParallUpload()
+}
diff --git a/irods/connection/connection.go b/irods/connection/connection.go
index c73d84a..8cc47fc 100644
--- a/irods/connection/connection.go
+++ b/irods/connection/connection.go
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ func (conn *IRODSConnection) GetVersion() *types.IRODSVersion {
 	return conn.serverVersion
 }
 
+// SupportParallUpload checks if the server supports parallel upload
+// available from 4.2.9
+func (conn *IRODSConnection) SupportParallUpload() bool {
+	return conn.serverVersion.HasHigherVersionThan(4, 2, 9)
+}
+
 func (conn *IRODSConnection) requiresCSNegotiation() bool {
 	return conn.account.ClientServerNegotiation
 }
diff --git a/irods/fs/data_object_bulk.go b/irods/fs/data_object_bulk.go
index 7ad97dd..4179c75 100644
--- a/irods/fs/data_object_bulk.go
+++ b/irods/fs/data_object_bulk.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func CloseDataObjectReplica(conn *connection.IRODSConnection, handle *types.IROD
 	conn.Lock()
 	defer conn.Unlock()
 
-	if !SupportParallUpload(conn) {
+	if !conn.SupportParallUpload() {
 		// serial upload
 		return fmt.Errorf("does not support close replica in current iRODS Version")
 	}
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ func UploadDataObject(session *session.IRODSSession, localPath string, irodsPath
 	return replErr
 }
 
-// SupportParallUpload checks if current server supports parallel upload
-// available from 4.2.9
-func SupportParallUpload(conn *connection.IRODSConnection) bool {
-	irodsVersion := conn.GetVersion()
-	return irodsVersion.HasHigherVersionThan(4, 2, 9)
-}
-
 // UploadDataObjectParallel put a data object at the local path to the iRODS path in parallel
 // Partitions a file into n (taskNum) tasks and uploads in parallel
 func UploadDataObjectParallel(session *session.IRODSSession, localPath string, irodsPath string, resource string, taskNum int, replicate bool, callback common.TrackerCallBack) error {
@@ -180,7 +173,7 @@ func UploadDataObjectParallel(session *session.IRODSSession, localPath string, i
 		return fmt.Errorf("connection is nil or disconnected")
 	}
 
-	if !SupportParallUpload(conn) {
+	if !conn.SupportParallUpload() {
 		// serial upload
 		return UploadDataObject(session, localPath, irodsPath, resource, replicate, callback)
 	}
@@ -380,7 +373,7 @@ func UploadDataObjectParallelInBlockAsync(session *session.IRODSSession, localPa
 		return outputChan, errChan
 	}
 
-	if !SupportParallUpload(conn) {
+	if !conn.SupportParallUpload() {
 		// serial upload
 		outputChan := make(chan int64, 1)
 		errChan := make(chan error, 1)
diff --git a/test/testcases/fs_api_test.go b/test/testcases/fs_api_test.go
index e4ecf85..762ca90 100644
--- a/test/testcases/fs_api_test.go
+++ b/test/testcases/fs_api_test.go
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ func testParallelUploadAndDownloadDataObject(t *testing.T) {
 	conn, err := sess.AcquireConnection()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	if !fs.SupportParallUpload(conn) {
+	if !conn.SupportParallUpload() {
 		sess.ReturnConnection(conn)
 		return
 	}