diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/ObjectStore.java b/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/ObjectStore.java
index a22fe3980..323a3d9c6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/ObjectStore.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/ObjectStore.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class ObjectStore extends StoreBase {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ObjectStore.class);
   private static final String META_FILE = "objectMetadata.json";
   private static final String DATA_FILE = "binaryData";
+  private static final String VERSIONS_FILE = "versions.json";
 
   /**
    * This map stores one lock object per S3Object ID.
@@ -480,11 +481,11 @@ private Path getObjectFolderPath(BucketMetadata bucket, UUID id) {
   }
 
   private Path getMetaFilePath(BucketMetadata bucket, UUID id) {
-    return Paths.get(getObjectFolderPath(bucket, id).toString(), META_FILE);
+    return getObjectFolderPath(bucket, id).resolve(META_FILE);
   }
 
   private Path getDataFilePath(BucketMetadata bucket, UUID id) {
-    return Paths.get(getObjectFolderPath(bucket, id).toString(), DATA_FILE);
+    return getObjectFolderPath(bucket, id).resolve(DATA_FILE);
   }
 
   private void writeMetafile(BucketMetadata bucket, S3ObjectMetadata s3ObjectMetadata) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/S3ObjectVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/S3ObjectVersions.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8483d650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/S3ObjectVersions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2017-2024 Adobe.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.adobe.testing.s3mock.store;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+public record S3ObjectVersions(
+    UUID id,
+    Map<Integer, String> versions,
+    AtomicInteger latestVersionPointer
+) {
+
+  public S3ObjectVersions(UUID id) {
+    this(id, new HashMap<>(), new AtomicInteger(0));
+  }
+
+  public String createVersion() {
+    String versionId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    versions.put(latestVersionPointer.incrementAndGet(), versionId);
+    return versionId;
+  }
+
+  public String getLatestVersion() {
+    return versions.get(latestVersionPointer.get());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/test/kotlin/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/S3ObjectVersionsTest.kt b/server/src/test/kotlin/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/S3ObjectVersionsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..393120d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/test/kotlin/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/store/S3ObjectVersionsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2017-2024 Adobe.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.adobe.testing.s3mock.store
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import java.util.UUID
+
+internal class S3ObjectVersionsTest {
+    @Test
+    fun testVersions() {
+        val iut = S3ObjectVersions(UUID.randomUUID())
+        assertThat(iut.latestVersion).isNull()
+        assertThat(iut.latestVersionPointer.get()).isZero()
+
+        val version = iut.createVersion()
+        assertThat(version).isNotBlank()
+        assertThat(iut.latestVersionPointer.get()).isOne()
+        assertThat(iut.latestVersion).isEqualTo(version)
+    }
+}