diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/Content.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/Content.cs
index 9bb9204dd7..4c24028e60 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/Content.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/Content.cs
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic
             bool tempHasVersion = hasVersion();
 
             // we need to ensure that a version in the db exist before we add related data
-            SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery("Insert into cmsContentVersion (ContentId,versionId) values (" + this.Id + ",'" + newVersion + "')");
+            SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery("Insert into cmsContentVersion (ContentId,versionId,versionDate) values (" + this.Id + ",'" + newVersion + "', @updateDate)",
+                SqlHelper.CreateParameter("@updateDate", DateTime.Now));
+
             foreach (propertytype.PropertyType pt in this.ContentType.PropertyTypes)
             {
                 object oldValue = "";