diff --git a/packages/components/package-lock.json b/packages/components/package-lock.json
index 5e52408e6c..fa6a0565a9 100644
--- a/packages/components/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/components/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@labkey/components",
-  "version": "7.68.1",
+  "version": "7.68.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@labkey/components",
-      "version": "7.68.1",
+      "version": "7.68.2",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt",
       "dependencies": {
         "@hello-pangea/dnd": "18.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/components/package.json b/packages/components/package.json
index 7a45c038c8..cae55febf5 100644
--- a/packages/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@labkey/components",
-  "version": "7.68.1",
+  "version": "7.68.2",
   "description": "Components, models, actions, and utility functions for LabKey applications and pages",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/components/src/public/QueryModel/withQueryModels.tsx b/packages/components/src/public/QueryModel/withQueryModels.tsx
index c8545cbb76..9d197570c2 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/public/QueryModel/withQueryModels.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/public/QueryModel/withQueryModels.tsx
@@ -991,11 +991,11 @@ export function withQueryModels<Props>(
                     ...loadRowsConfig,
                     columns,
                     includeDetailsColumn: false,
-                    // includeMetadata: false, // TODO don't require metadata in selectRows response processing
+                    includeMetadata: false,
                     includeTotalCount: true,
                     includeUpdateColumn: false,
                     maxCount: needsExactCount ? 0 : model.maxCount,
-                    maxRows: 1,
+                    maxRows: 0, // GitHub Issue #1607: reduce server side queries with the combination of maxRows 0 and includeTotalCount true
                     offset: 0,
                     sort: undefined,
                     requestHandler: request.handler,