diff --git a/backup/backup_version.php b/backup/backup_version.php
index 31b01064828..017831e8914 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)
 
-$backup_version = 2003070402;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
+$backup_version = 2003070600;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
 
-$backup_release = "0.8.0 alpha<br><font color=red>Broken compatibility with previous backups !!</font>";  // User-friendly version number
+$backup_release = "0.8.1 alpha";  // User-friendly version number
diff --git a/backup/backuplib.php b/backup/backuplib.php
index 60c2bea626d..8250e7719d1 100644
--- a/backup/backuplib.php
+++ b/backup/backuplib.php
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@
         $st = start_tag($tag,$level,$endline);
         $co="";
         if ($to_utf) {
-            $co = utf8_encode(htmlspecialchars($content));
+            $co = preg_replace("/\r\n|\r/", "\n", utf8_encode(htmlspecialchars($content)));
         } else {
-            $co = htmlspecialchars($content);
+            $co = preg_replace("/\r\n|\r/", "\n", htmlspecialchars($content));
         }
         $et = end_tag($tag,0,true);
         return $st.$co.$et;