diff --git a/kohaversion.pl b/kohaversion.pl
index ff922c69a0..bf13e87884 100644
--- a/kohaversion.pl
+++ b/kohaversion.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #        and is automatically called by Auth.pm when needed.
 
 sub kohaversion {
-    return "3.00.00.020";
+    return "3.00.00.021";
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/updater/updatedatabase b/updater/updatedatabase
index b531efe395..193874e50f 100755
--- a/updater/updatedatabase
+++ b/updater/updatedatabase
@@ -543,6 +543,21 @@ if (C4::Context->preference("Version") < TransformToNum($DBversion)) {
     SetVersion ($DBversion);
 }
 
+$DBversion = "3.00.00.021";
+if (C4::Context->preference("Version") < TransformToNum($DBversion)) {
+ $dbh->do("ALTER TABLE items CHANGE homebranch homebranch VARCHAR(10)");
+ $dbh->do("ALTER TABLE deleteditems CHANGE homebranch homebranch VARCHAR(10)");
+ $dbh->do("ALTER TABLE statistics CHANGE branch branch VARCHAR(10)");
+ $dbh->do("ALTER TABLE subscription CHANGE lastbranch lastbranch VARCHAR(10)");
+    print "Upgrade to $DBversion done (extended missed branchcode columns to 10 chars)\n";
+    SetVersion ($DBversion);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
 =item DropAllForeignKeys($table)
 
   Drop all foreign keys of the table $table