diff --git a/osm_lcm/ROclient.py b/osm_lcm/ROclient.py
index 058472f..74e9212 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/ROclient.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/ROclient.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
                 for word in str(response_text).split(" "):
                     if "." in word:
                         version_text, _, _ = word.partition("-")
-                        return list(map(int, version_text.split(".")))
+                        return version_text
                 raise ROClientException("Got invalid version text: '{}'".format(response_text), http_code=500)
         except aiohttp.errors.ClientOSError as e:
             raise ROClientException(e, http_code=504)
diff --git a/osm_lcm/__init__.py b/osm_lcm/__init__.py
index 6c890b4..da0d992 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/__init__.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/__init__.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 ##
 
 # version moved to lcm.py. uncomment if LCM is installed as library and installed
-# version = '0.1.12'
-# version_date = '2018-08-23'
+version = '6.0.2.post0'
+version_date = '2018-08-28'
diff --git a/osm_lcm/lcm.py b/osm_lcm/lcm.py
index 57e8173..3b8da7d 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/lcm.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/lcm.py
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@
 import logging.handlers
 import getopt
 import sys
-import ROclient
-import ns
-import vim_sdn
-import netslice
-from time import time, sleep
-from lcm_utils import versiontuple, LcmException, TaskRegistry, LcmExceptionExit
 
-# from osm_lcm import version as lcm_version, version_date as lcm_version_date, ROclient
+from osm_lcm import ROclient, ns, vim_sdn, netslice
+from time import time, sleep
+from osm_lcm.lcm_utils import versiontuple, LcmException, TaskRegistry, LcmExceptionExit
+from osm_lcm import version as lcm_version, version_date as lcm_version_date
+
 from osm_common import dbmemory, dbmongo, fslocal, msglocal, msgkafka
 from osm_common import version as common_version
 from osm_common.dbbase import DbException
@@ -42,12 +40,12 @@
 
 
 __author__ = "Alfonso Tierno"
-min_RO_version = [0, 6, 3]
+min_RO_version = "0.6.3"
 min_n2vc_version = "0.0.2"
 min_common_version = "0.1.19"
 # uncomment if LCM is installed as library and installed, and get them from __init__.py
-lcm_version = '0.1.41'
-lcm_version_date = '2019-06-19'
+# lcm_version = '0.1.41'
+# lcm_version_date = '2019-06-19'
 health_check_file = path.expanduser("~") + "/time_last_ping"   # TODO find better location for this file
 
 
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@
         try:
             RO = ROclient.ROClient(self.loop, **self.ro_config)
             RO_version = await RO.get_version()
-            if RO_version < min_RO_version:
+            if versiontuple(RO_version) < versiontuple(min_RO_version):
                 raise LcmException("Not compatible osm/RO version '{}.{}.{}'. Needed '{}.{}.{}' or higher".format(
                     *RO_version, *min_RO_version
                 ))
diff --git a/osm_lcm/netslice.py b/osm_lcm/netslice.py
index da428d1..839549b 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/netslice.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/netslice.py
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+##
 
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import traceback
-import ns
-from ns import populate_dict as populate_dict
-import ROclient
-from lcm_utils import LcmException, LcmBase
+from osm_lcm.ns import populate_dict as populate_dict
+from osm_lcm import ROclient, ns
+from osm_lcm.lcm_utils import LcmException, LcmBase
 from osm_common.dbbase import DbException
 from time import time
 from copy import deepcopy
diff --git a/osm_lcm/vim_sdn.py b/osm_lcm/vim_sdn.py
index 1d782a5..7c0bc0b 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/vim_sdn.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/vim_sdn.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
-import ROclient
-from lcm_utils import LcmException, LcmBase
+from osm_lcm import ROclient
+from osm_lcm.lcm_utils import LcmException, LcmBase
 from osm_common.dbbase import DbException
 from copy import deepcopy