diff --git a/src/Console/DatabaseStructure.php b/src/Console/DatabaseStructure.php
index 6b1fa8d4d..a1b4fdbfe 100644
--- a/src/Console/DatabaseStructure.php
+++ b/src/Console/DatabaseStructure.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Commands
 	update   Update database schema
 	dumpsql  Dump database schema
 	toinnodb Convert all tables from MyISAM or InnoDB in the Antelope file format to InnoDB in the Barracuda file format
+	version  Set the database to a given number
 
 Options
     -h|--help|-?       Show help information
@@ -86,8 +87,10 @@ HELP;
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		if (count($this->args) > 1) {
+		if ((count($this->args) > 1) && ($this->getArgument(0) != 'version')) {
 			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('Too many arguments');
+		} elseif ((count($this->args) != 2) && ($this->getArgument(0) == 'version')) {
+			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('This command needs two arguments');
 		}
 
 		if (!$this->dba->isConnected()) {
@@ -115,6 +118,12 @@ HELP;
 				DBStructure::convertToInnoDB();
 				$output = ob_get_clean();
 				break;
+			case "version":
+				ob_start();
+				DBStructure::setDatabaseVersion($this->getArgument(1));
+				$output = ob_get_clean();
+				break;
+					
 			default:
 				$output = 'Unknown command: ' . $this->getArgument(0);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Database/DBStructure.php b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
index bf76eccac..bdd8cc208 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBStructure.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ class DBStructure
 	 */
 	private static $definition = [];
 
+	/**
+	 * Set a database version to trigger update functions
+	 *
+	 * @param string $version
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function setDatabaseVersion(string $version)
+	{
+		if (!is_numeric($version)) {
+			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('The version number must be numeric');
+		}
+
+		DI::config()->set('system', 'build', $version);
+		echo DI::l10n()->t('The database version had been set to %s.', $version);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Converts all tables from MyISAM/InnoDB Antelope to InnoDB Barracuda
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Module/Friendica.php b/src/Module/Friendica.php
index 2d76f80d0..f02cc2610 100644
--- a/src/Module/Friendica.php
+++ b/src/Module/Friendica.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Friendica extends BaseModule
 			'about'     => DI::l10n()->t('This is Friendica, version %s that is running at the web location %s. The database version is %s, the post update version is %s.',
 				'<strong>' . FRIENDICA_VERSION . '</strong>',
 				DI::baseUrl()->get(),
-				'<strong>' . DB_UPDATE_VERSION . '</strong>',
+				'<strong>' . DB_UPDATE_VERSION . '/' . $config->get('system', 'build') .'</strong>',
 				'<strong>' . $config->get('system', 'post_update_version') . '</strong>'),
 			'friendica' => DI::l10n()->t('Please visit <a href="https://friendi.ca">Friendi.ca</a> to learn more about the Friendica project.'),
 			'bugs'      => DI::l10n()->t('Bug reports and issues: please visit') . ' ' . '<a href="https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues?state=open">' . DI::l10n()->t('the bugtracker at github') . '</a>',