diff --git a/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/service/ConfigCacheService.java b/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/service/ConfigCacheService.java
index b598747a..a7f0c89d 100644
--- a/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/service/ConfigCacheService.java
+++ b/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/service/ConfigCacheService.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import cn.hippo4j.common.toolkit.JSONUtil;
 import cn.hippo4j.common.toolkit.Joiner;
 import cn.hippo4j.common.toolkit.MapUtil;
 import cn.hippo4j.common.toolkit.Md5Util;
+import cn.hippo4j.common.toolkit.IncrementalMd5Util;
 import cn.hippo4j.common.toolkit.StringUtil;
 import cn.hippo4j.config.event.LocalDataChangeEvent;
 import cn.hippo4j.config.model.CacheItem;
@@ -70,7 +71,30 @@ public class ConfigCacheService {
     private static final ConcurrentHashMap<String, Map<String, CacheItem>> CLIENT_CONFIG_CACHE = new ConcurrentHashMap();
 
     public static boolean isUpdateData(String groupKey, String md5, String clientIdentify) {
+        // Default to version 1 for backward compatibility
+        return isUpdateData(groupKey, md5, clientIdentify, 1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if data needs update with version support
+     *
+     * @param groupKey group key
+     * @param md5 client MD5
+     * @param clientIdentify client identifier
+     * @param clientVersion client version
+     * @return true if data is up to date
+     */
+    public static boolean isUpdateData(String groupKey, String md5, String clientIdentify, int clientVersion) {
         String contentMd5 = ConfigCacheService.getContentMd5IsNullPut(groupKey, clientIdentify);
+        if (clientVersion >= 2) {
+            String[] params = groupKey.split(GROUP_KEY_DELIMITER_TRANSLATION);
+            ConfigAllInfo config = configService.findConfigRecentInfo(params);
+            if (config != null) {
+                String incrementalMd5 = IncrementalMd5Util.getVersionedMd5(config, clientVersion);
+                return Objects.equals(incrementalMd5, md5);
+            }
+        }
+        // Fallback to full MD5 comparison for version 1 clients
         return Objects.equals(contentMd5, md5);
     }
 
diff --git a/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/toolkit/Md5ConfigUtil.java b/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/toolkit/Md5ConfigUtil.java
index ef9d66de..67e58efa 100644
--- a/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/toolkit/Md5ConfigUtil.java
+++ b/threadpool/server/config/src/main/java/cn/hippo4j/config/toolkit/Md5ConfigUtil.java
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ public class Md5ConfigUtil {
      */
     public static List<String> compareMd5(HttpServletRequest request, Map<String, String> clientMd5Map) {
         List<String> changedGroupKeys = new ArrayList();
+        int clientVersion = getClientVersion(request);
         clientMd5Map.forEach((key, val) -> {
             String clientIdentify = RequestUtil.getClientIdentify(request);
-            boolean isUpdateData = ConfigCacheService.isUpdateData(key, val, clientIdentify);
+            boolean isUpdateData = ConfigCacheService.isUpdateData(key, val, clientIdentify,clientVersion);
             if (!isUpdateData) {
                 changedGroupKeys.add(key);
             }
@@ -82,6 +83,25 @@ public class Md5ConfigUtil {
         return changedGroupKeys;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get client protocol version from request header
+     *
+     * @param request HTTP request
+     * @return client protocol version, default to 1 for backward compatibility
+     */
+    private static int getClientVersion(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        String versionHeader = request.getHeader("X-Hippo4j-Protocol-Version");
+        if (versionHeader != null && !versionHeader.isEmpty()) {
+            try {
+                return Integer.parseInt(versionHeader);
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                // Default to version 1 for backward compatibility
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     public static Map<String, String> getClientMd5Map(String configKeysString) {
         Map<String, String> md5Map = new HashMap(CLIENT_MD5_MAP_INIT_SIZE);
         if (null == configKeysString || "".equals(configKeysString)) {