diff --git a/openlp/.version b/openlp/.version
index cd5ac039d..d41002840 100644
--- a/openlp/.version
+++ b/openlp/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0
+2.1.0-bzr2141
diff --git a/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py b/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
index 2a303e87d..21b1b4f30 100644
--- a/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 """
 The :mod:`openlp.core.utils` module provides the utility libraries for OpenLP.
 """
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 import logging
 import locale
@@ -277,20 +277,31 @@ def check_latest_version(current_version):
 
     ``current_version``
         The current version of OpenLP.
+
+    **Rules around versions and version files:**
+
+    * If a version number has a build (i.e. -bzr1234), then it is a nightly.
+    * If a version number's minor version is an odd number, it is a development release.
+    * If a version number's minor version is an even number, it is a stable release.
     """
     version_string = current_version[u'full']
     # set to prod in the distribution config file.
     settings = Settings()
     settings.beginGroup(u'general')
-    last_test = settings.value(u'last version test', datetime.now().date())
+    # This defaults to yesterday in order to force the update check to run when you've never run it before.
+    last_test = settings.value(u'last version test', datetime.now().date() - timedelta(days=1))
     this_test = datetime.now().date()
     settings.setValue(u'last version test', this_test)
     settings.endGroup()
     if last_test != this_test:
         if current_version[u'build']:
-            req = urllib2.Request(u'http://www.openlp.org/files/dev_version.txt')
+            req = urllib2.Request(u'http://www.openlp.org/files/nightly_version.txt')
         else:
-            req = urllib2.Request(u'http://www.openlp.org/files/version.txt')
+            version_parts = current_version[u'version'].split(u'.')
+            if int(version_parts[1]) % 2 != 0:
+                req = urllib2.Request(u'http://www.openlp.org/files/dev_version.txt')
+            else:
+                req = urllib2.Request(u'http://www.openlp.org/files/version.txt')
         req.add_header(u'User-Agent', u'OpenLP/%s' % current_version[u'full'])
         remote_version = None
         try:
diff --git a/scripts/check_dependencies.py b/scripts/check_dependencies.py
index fef8fc2be..be15414b4 100755
--- a/scripts/check_dependencies.py
+++ b/scripts/check_dependencies.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ modules, simply run this script::
 """
 import os
 import sys
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 is_win = sys.platform.startswith('win')
 
@@ -89,15 +90,13 @@ OPTIONAL_MODULES = [
 w = sys.stdout.write
 
 def check_vers(version, required, text):
-    if type(version) is str:
-        version = version.split('.')
-        version = map(int, version)
-    if type(required) is str:
-        required = required.split('.')
-        required = map(int, required)
-    w('  %s >= %s ...    ' % (text, '.'.join(map(str, required))))
-    if version >= required:
-        w('.'.join(map(str, version)) + os.linesep)
+    if type(version) is not str:
+        version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
+    if type(required) is not str:
+        required = '.'.join(map(str, required))
+    w('  %s >= %s ...    ' % (text, required))
+    if LooseVersion(version) >= LooseVersion(required):
+        w(version + os.linesep)
         return True
     else:
         w('FAIL' + os.linesep)
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_lib.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_lib.py
index 7b3d64fd2..90e429b9a 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_lib.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_lib.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Package to test the openlp.core.lib package.
 """
 from unittest import TestCase
 
-from mock import MagicMock, patch, call
+from mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 from openlp.core.lib import str_to_bool, translate, check_directory_exists, get_text_file_string