diff --git a/.github/workflows/commands-handler.yml b/.github/workflows/commands-handler.yml
index e5196c1b..ab7456da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commands-handler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commands-handler.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       - name: Checkout release actions
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3ee00d22..2510b702 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # This should be the same as the one specified for on.pull_request.branches
           ref: master
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       - name: Checkout actions
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.pubnub.yml b/.pubnub.yml
index 310eb59e..f98611c2 100644
--- a/.pubnub.yml
+++ b/.pubnub.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 --- 
-version: v6.0.1
+version: v7.0.0
 changelog:
+  - date: 2022-01-06
+    version: v7.0.0
+    changes:
+      - type: improvement
+        text: "BREAKING CHANGES: UUID is not automatically generated by the SDK anymore. Please set it in the PNConfig before instantiating the PubNub object. If UUID is empty an exception will be thrown."
   - date: 2021-11-30
     version: v6.0.1
     changes:
@@ -628,7 +633,7 @@ sdks:
         distributions:
           -
             distribution-type: package
-            distribution-repository: git release
+            distribution-repository: GitHub
             package-name: PubNub.unitypackage
             location: https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v5.0.0/PubNub.unitypackage
             requires:
@@ -795,7 +800,7 @@ sdks:
         distributions:
           -
             distribution-type: package
-            distribution-repository: git release
+            distribution-repository: GitHub
             package-name: PubNub.unitypackage
             location: https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v5.0.0/PubNub.unitypackage
             requires:
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/EditorCommon.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/EditorCommon.cs
index 0cce1f24..a521dfde 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/EditorCommon.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/EditorCommon.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class EditorCommon
         public bool DeliveryStatus  { get; set; }
 
         public static PubNub InitPN(PNConfiguration pnConfig){
+            pnConfig.UUID = PubNub.GenerateUUID();
             return new PubNub(pnConfig);
         }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ public static PNConfiguration CreatePNConfig(){
             pnConfiguration.LogVerbosity = PNLogVerbosity.BODY; 
             pnConfiguration.PresenceTimeout = 60;
             pnConfiguration.PresenceInterval= 30;
+            pnConfiguration.UUID = PubNub.GenerateUUID();
             return pnConfiguration;
         }
 
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/PNConfigurationTests.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/PNConfigurationTests.cs
index ed8fbea6..b28280bf 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/PNConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Editor/PNConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class PNConfigurationTests
         public void TestPNinGenerateGuid ()
         {
             PNConfiguration pnConfig = new PNConfiguration();
+            pnConfig.UUID = PubNub.GenerateUUID();
             Assert.IsTrue(pnConfig.UUID.Contains("pn-"));
         }
        #endif
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Examples/Example.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Examples/Example.cs
index 5da83295..ecbe3dac 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Examples/Example.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Examples/Example.cs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void Init(){
             pnConfiguration.HeartbeatNotificationOption = PNHeartbeatNotificationOption.All;
 
             //TODO: remove
-            pnConfiguration.UUID = "PubNubUnityExample";
+            pnConfiguration.UUID = PubNub.GenerateUUID();
             Debug.Log ("PNConfiguration");  
             pubnub = new PubNub (pnConfiguration);
 
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/CommonText.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/CommonText.cs
index 437a195a..cb4b00d4 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/CommonText.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/CommonText.cs
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ internal static class CommonText
     {
         internal static readonly string DuplicateChannelsOrChannelGroups = "Duplicate Channels or Channel Groups";
         internal static readonly string APNS2TopicEmpty = "Topic cannot be empty when APNS2 is selected";
+        internal static readonly string UUIDMissing = "UUID misisng, please set it in the PNConfig.";
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/Utility.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/Utility.cs
index b29de4c4..7a357c6b 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/Utility.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Helpers/Utility.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ public static int CheckTimeoutValue(int value){
             }
         }
         #endif  
+
+        public static void CheckUUID(string uuid){
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (uuid) || string.IsNullOrEmpty (uuid.Trim ())) {
+                throw new PubNubException(CommonText.UUIDMissing);
+            }
+        }
     
         public static bool CheckDictionaryForError(Dictionary<string, object> dictionary, string keyName){
             if(dictionary.ContainsKey(keyName) && dictionary[keyName].Equals(true)){
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Models/Server/BuildRequests.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Models/Server/BuildRequests.cs
index f9b5e230..50207d3f 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Models/Server/BuildRequests.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/Models/Server/BuildRequests.cs
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ private static string TokenOrAuthKey(PubNubUnity pnInstance){
         private static Uri BuildRestApiRequest<T> (List<string> urlComponents, PNOperationType type, string parameters, PubNubUnity pnInstance, Dictionary<string, string> queryParams)
         {
             string uuid = pnInstance.PNConfig.UUID;
+            Utility.CheckUUID(pnInstance.PNConfig.UUID);
             bool ssl = pnInstance.PNConfig.Secure;
             string origin = pnInstance.PNConfig.Origin;
             int pubnubPresenceHeartbeatInSeconds = pnInstance.PNConfig.PresenceTimeout;
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PlayModeTests/PlayModeCommon.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PlayModeTests/PlayModeCommon.cs
index a057e3cb..2fd97a31 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PlayModeTests/PlayModeCommon.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PlayModeTests/PlayModeCommon.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public static PNConfiguration SetPNConfig(bool useCipher, bool withPAM){
             pnConfiguration.Origin = Origin;
             pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = SubscribeKey;
             pnConfiguration.PublishKey = PublishKey;
+            pnConfiguration.UUID = PubNub.GenerateUUID();
             pnConfiguration.NonSubscribeTimeout = 30;
             if(withPAM){
                 pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = SubscribeKeyPAM;
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNub.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNub.cs
index cb88de0e..685e4026 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNub.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNub.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ private PubNub (PNConfiguration pnConfiguration, GameObject gameObjectRef, IJson
             this.jsonLibrary = jsonLibrary;
             this.gameObj = gameObjectRef;
             this.PNConfig = pnConfiguration;
+            Utility.CheckUUID(this.PNConfig.UUID);
             PubNubUnityInitializationAfterCleanup();
         }
 
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ public IJsonLibrary JsonLibrary{
             }
         }
 
+        public static string GenerateUUID(){
+            return string.Format("pn-{0}", Guid.NewGuid ().ToString ());
+        }
+
         public void Reconnect(){
             PubNubUnityInitializationAfterCleanup();
             pnUnity.Reconnect();
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PNConfiguration.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PNConfiguration.cs
index 849014e9..1bd2e1dc 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PNConfiguration.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PNConfiguration.cs
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@ public ushort ConcurrentNonSubscribeWorkers {
         private string uuid;
         public string UUID { 
             get{
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (uuid) || string.IsNullOrEmpty (uuid.Trim ())) {
-                    uuid = string.Format("pn-{0}", Guid.NewGuid ().ToString ());
-                }
-
                 return uuid;
             }
             set{
                 uuid = value;
+                Utility.CheckUUID(uuid);
                 if(UUIDChanged!=null){
                     UUIDChanged.Invoke(this, null);
                 }
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PubNubUnityBase.cs b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PubNubUnityBase.cs
index 2957f580..1adf39af 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PubNubUnityBase.cs
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/PubNubUnity/PubNubUnityBase.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace PubNubAPI
     public class PubNubUnityBase
     {
         protected Counter publishMessageCounter;
-        private const string build = "6.0.1";
+        private const string build = "7.0.0";
         private string pnsdkVersion = string.Format ("PubNub-CSharp-Unity/{0}", build);
 
         public string Version {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81a51896..75f30d1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ You will need the publish and subscribe keys to authenticate your app. Get your
 
 ## Configure PubNub
 
-1. Download the PubNub Unity package from [this repository](https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v6.0.1/PubNub.unitypackage).
+1. Download the PubNub Unity package from [this repository](https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v7.0.0/PubNub.unitypackage).
 
 2. Import it to your Unity project by going to Assets -> Import Package -> Custom Package.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5fe60723..66ce77b7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.1
+7.0.0