diff --git a/lib/com_err/hdb_err.et b/lib/com_err/hdb_err.et
index 49200f00e..0db6deea7 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/hdb_err.et
+++ b/lib/com_err/hdb_err.et
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ error_code NOTLOCKED,		"Attempt to unlock database when not locked"
 error_code BADLOCKMODE,		"Invalid kdb lock mode"
 error_code CANT_LOCK_DB,	"Insufficient access to lock database"
 error_code EXISTS,		"Entry already exists in database"
+error_code BADVERSION,		"Wrong database version"
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/error/hdb_err.et b/lib/error/hdb_err.et
index 49200f00e..0db6deea7 100644
--- a/lib/error/hdb_err.et
+++ b/lib/error/hdb_err.et
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ error_code NOTLOCKED,		"Attempt to unlock database when not locked"
 error_code BADLOCKMODE,		"Invalid kdb lock mode"
 error_code CANT_LOCK_DB,	"Insufficient access to lock database"
 error_code EXISTS,		"Entry already exists in database"
+error_code BADVERSION,		"Wrong database version"
 
 end