diff --git a/openvimd.py b/openvimd.py
index 17a958f..923ad16 100755
--- a/openvimd.py
+++ b/openvimd.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 and host controllers  
 '''
 
-__author__="Alfonso Tierno"
-__date__ ="$10-jul-2014 12:07:15$"
-__version__="0.5.4-r521"
-version_date="Jan 2017"
-database_version="0.11"      #expected database schema version
+__author__ = "Alfonso Tierno"
+__date__ = "$10-jul-2014 12:07:15$"
+__version__ = "0.5.5-r522"
+version_date = "Feb 2017"
+database_version = "0.12"      #expected database schema version
 
 import httpserver
 import auxiliary_functions as af