diff --git a/backup/backup_version.php b/backup/backup_version.php
index 0a9c8281626..0b757b8fdf1 100644
--- a/backup/backup_version.php
+++ b/backup/backup_version.php
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 // database (backup_version) to determine whether upgrades should
 // be performed (see db/backup_*.php)
 
-$backup_version = 2003061000;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
+$backup_version = 2003061100;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
 
-$backup_release = "0.5.5 alpha";  // User-friendly version number
+$backup_release = "0.5.7 alpha";  // User-friendly version number
diff --git a/backup/db/backup_mysql.php b/backup/db/backup_mysql.php
index 2f4bc032fce..c9ab8cabbeb 100644
--- a/backup/db/backup_mysql.php
+++ b/backup/db/backup_mysql.php
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ function backup_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
                          MODIFY `info` TEXT");
     } 
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2003061100 and $result) {
+        $result = execute_sql("ALTER TABLE `{$CFG->prefix}backup_ids`
+                         MODIFY `info` MEDIUMTEXT");
+    } 
+
     //Finally, return result
     return $result;