@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 import urllib
 from shutil import rmtree
 from utils import web2py_uuid
 from fileutils import w2p_pack, w2p_unpack, w2p_pack_plugin, w2p_unpack_plugin
 from fileutils import up, fix_newlines, abspath, recursive_unlink
-from fileutils import read_file, write_file
+from fileutils import read_file, write_file, parse_version
 from restricted import RestrictedError
 from settings import global_settings
 
 def apath(path='', r=None):
     """
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@
     version:
         the most up-to-version available
     """
     try:
         from urllib import urlopen
-        version = urlopen(version_URL).read()
+        version = parse_version(urlopen(version_URL).read())
     except Exception:
         return -1, myversion
 
     if version > myversion:
         return True, version
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@
                               'languages', 'static', 'private', 'uploads'):
                 path =  os.path.join(request.folder, subfolder)
                 if not os.path.exists(path):
                     os.mkdir(path)
             global_settings.app_folders.add(request.folder)
+
+