diff --git a/sickbeard/databases/mainDB.py b/sickbeard/databases/mainDB.py
index 96e4aa5e..3ccf14a1 100644
--- a/sickbeard/databases/mainDB.py
+++ b/sickbeard/databases/mainDB.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from sickbeard import encodingKludge as ek
 from sickbeard.name_parser.parser import NameParser, InvalidNameException, InvalidShowException
 
 MIN_DB_VERSION = 9  # oldest db version we support migrating from
-MAX_DB_VERSION = 39
+MAX_DB_VERSION = 40
 
 class MainSanityCheck(db.DBSanityCheck):
     def check(self):
@@ -901,3 +901,17 @@ class AddIndexerMapping(AddSceneToTvShows):
             "CREATE TABLE indexer_mapping (indexer_id INTEGER, indexer NUMERIC, mindexer_id INTEGER, mindexer NUMERIC, PRIMARY KEY (indexer_id, indexer))")
 
         self.incDBVersion()
+
+class AddVersionToTvEpisodes(AddIndexerMapping):
+    def test(self):
+        return self.checkDBVersion() >= 40
+
+    def execute(self):
+        backupDatabase(40)
+
+        logger.log(u"Adding column version to tv_episodes and history")
+        self.addColumn("tv_episodes", "version", "NUMERIC", "-1")
+        self.addColumn("tv_episodes", "release_group", "TEXT", "")
+        self.addColumn("history", "version", "NUMERIC", "-1")
+
+        self.incDBVersion()
diff --git a/sickbeard/history.py b/sickbeard/history.py
index 757d6fcb..050fefac 100644
--- a/sickbeard/history.py
+++ b/sickbeard/history.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from sickbeard.common import SNATCHED, SUBTITLED, FAILED, Quality
 dateFormat = "%Y%m%d%H%M%S"
 
 
-def _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider):
+def _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider, version=-1):
     logDate = datetime.datetime.today().strftime(dateFormat)
 
     if not isinstance(resource, unicode):
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider
 
     myDB = db.DBConnection()
     myDB.action(
-        "INSERT INTO history (action, date, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
-        [action, logDate, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider])
+        "INSERT INTO history (action, date, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider, version) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
+        [action, logDate, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider, version])
 
 
 def logSnatch(searchResult):
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def logSnatch(searchResult):
         season = int(curEpObj.season)
         episode = int(curEpObj.episode)
         quality = searchResult.quality
+        version = searchResult.version
 
         providerClass = searchResult.provider
         if providerClass != None:
@@ -55,10 +56,10 @@ def logSnatch(searchResult):
 
         resource = searchResult.name
 
-        _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider)
+        _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, episode, quality, resource, provider, version)
 
 
-def logDownload(episode, filename, new_ep_quality, release_group=None):
+def logDownload(episode, filename, new_ep_quality, release_group=None, version=-1):
     showid = int(episode.show.indexerid)
     season = int(episode.season)
     epNum = int(episode.episode)
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def logDownload(episode, filename, new_ep_quality, release_group=None):
 
     action = episode.status
 
-    _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, epNum, quality, filename, provider)
+    _logHistoryItem(action, showid, season, epNum, quality, filename, provider, version)
 
 
 def logSubtitle(showid, season, episode, status, subtitleResult):
diff --git a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
index fd9f75c0..fd70a278 100644
--- a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
+++ b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
@@ -201,6 +201,16 @@ class NameParser(object):
                 result.release_group = match.group('release_group')
                 result.score += 1
 
+            if 'version' in named_groups:
+                # assigns version to anime file if detected using anime regex. Non-anime regex receives -1
+                version = match.group('version')
+                if version:
+                    result.version = version
+                else:
+                    result.version = 1
+            else:
+                result.version = -1
+
 
             matches.append(result)
 
@@ -438,6 +448,7 @@ class NameParser(object):
         final_result.series_name = self._combine_results(dir_name_result, file_name_result, 'series_name')
         final_result.extra_info = self._combine_results(dir_name_result, file_name_result, 'extra_info')
         final_result.release_group = self._combine_results(dir_name_result, file_name_result, 'release_group')
+        final_result.version = self._combine_results(dir_name_result, file_name_result, 'version')
 
         final_result.which_regex = []
         if final_result == file_name_result:
@@ -483,7 +494,8 @@ class ParseResult(object):
                  ab_episode_numbers=None,
                  show=None,
                  score=None,
-                 quality=None
+                 quality=None,
+                 version=None
     ):
 
         self.original_name = original_name
@@ -518,6 +530,8 @@ class ParseResult(object):
         self.show = show
         self.score = score
 
+        self.version = version
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if not other:
             return False
@@ -548,6 +562,8 @@ class ParseResult(object):
             return False
         if self.quality != other.quality:
             return False
+        if self.version != other.version:
+            return False
 
         return True
 
@@ -569,7 +585,10 @@ class ParseResult(object):
             to_return += str(self.sports_event_id)
             to_return += str(self.sports_air_date)
         if self.ab_episode_numbers:
-            to_return += ' [Absolute Nums: ' + str(self.ab_episode_numbers) + ']'
+            to_return += ' [ABS: ' + str(self.ab_episode_numbers) + ']'
+        if self.version:
+            to_return += ' [ANIME VER: ' + str(self.version) + ']'
+
         if self.release_group:
             to_return += ' [GROUP: ' + self.release_group + ']'
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/postProcessor.py b/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
index 1c2c511e..90d1cb6e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
+++ b/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         self.is_priority = is_priority
 
         self.log = ''
+        
+        self.version = None
 
     def _log(self, message, level=logger.MESSAGE):
         """
@@ -382,10 +384,10 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         """
         Look up the NZB name in the history and see if it contains a record for self.nzb_name
 
-        Returns a (indexer_id, season, []) tuple. The first two may be None if none were found.
+        Returns a (indexer_id, season, [], quality, version) tuple. The first two may be None if none were found.
         """
 
-        to_return = (None, None, [], None)
+        to_return = (None, None, [], None, None)
 
         # if we don't have either of these then there's nothing to use to search the history for anyway
         if not self.nzb_name and not self.folder_name:
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
             indexer_id = int(sql_results[0]["showid"])
             season = int(sql_results[0]["season"])
             quality = int(sql_results[0]["quality"])
+            version = int(sql_results[0]["version"])
 
             if quality == common.Quality.UNKNOWN:
                 quality = None
@@ -420,7 +423,8 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
             show = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, indexer_id)
 
             self.in_history = True
-            to_return = (show, season, [], quality)
+            self.version = version
+            to_return = (show, season, [], quality, version)
             self._log("Found result in history: " + str(to_return), logger.DEBUG)
 
             return to_return
@@ -452,6 +456,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
             logger.log(u" or Parse result(air_date): " + str(parse_result.air_date), logger.DEBUG)
             logger.log(u"Parse result(release_group): " + str(parse_result.release_group), logger.DEBUG)
 
+
     def _analyze_name(self, name, file=True):
         """
         Takes a name and tries to figure out a show, season, and episode from it.
@@ -464,7 +469,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
 
         logger.log(u"Analyzing name " + repr(name))
 
-        to_return = (None, None, [], None)
+        to_return = (None, None, [], None, None)
 
         if not name:
             return to_return
@@ -488,7 +493,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
             season = parse_result.season_number
             episodes = parse_result.episode_numbers
 
-        to_return = (show, season, episodes, parse_result.quality)
+        to_return = (show, season, episodes, parse_result.quality, None)
 
         self._finalize(parse_result)
         return to_return
@@ -516,7 +521,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         For a given file try to find the showid, season, and episode.
         """
 
-        show = season = quality = None
+        show = season = quality = version = None
         episodes = []
 
         # try to look up the nzb in history
@@ -542,7 +547,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         for cur_attempt in attempt_list:
 
             try:
-                (cur_show, cur_season, cur_episodes, cur_quality) = cur_attempt()
+                (cur_show, cur_season, cur_episodes, cur_quality, cur_version) = cur_attempt()
             except (InvalidNameException, InvalidShowException), e:
                 logger.log(u"Unable to parse, skipping: " + ex(e), logger.DEBUG)
                 continue
@@ -555,6 +560,10 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
             if cur_quality and not (self.in_history and quality):
                 quality = cur_quality
 
+            # we only get current version for animes from history to prevent issues with old database entries
+            if cur_version is not None:
+                version = cur_version
+
             if cur_season != None:
                 season = cur_season
             if cur_episodes:
@@ -594,9 +603,9 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
                     season = 1
 
             if show and season and episodes:
-                return (show, season, episodes, quality)
+                return (show, season, episodes, quality, version)
 
-        return (show, season, episodes, quality)
+        return (show, season, episodes, quality, version)
 
     def _get_ep_obj(self, show, season, episodes):
         """
@@ -783,7 +792,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         self.anidbEpisode = None
 
         # try to find the file info
-        (show, season, episodes, quality) = self._find_info()
+        (show, season, episodes, quality, version) = self._find_info()
         if not show:
             self._log(u"This show isn't in your list, you need to add it to SB before post-processing an episode",
                       logger.ERROR)
@@ -810,6 +819,14 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         priority_download = self._is_priority(ep_obj, new_ep_quality)
         self._log(u"Is ep a priority download: " + str(priority_download), logger.DEBUG)
 
+        # get the version of the episode we're processing
+        if version:
+            self._log(u"Snatch history had a version in it, using that: v" + str(version),
+                      logger.DEBUG)
+            new_ep_version = version
+        else:
+            new_ep_version = -1
+
         # check for an existing file
         existing_file_status = self._checkForExistingFile(ep_obj.location)
 
@@ -890,6 +907,13 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
 
                 cur_ep.is_proper = self.is_proper
 
+                cur_ep.version = new_ep_version
+
+                if self.release_group:
+                    cur_ep.release_group = self.release_group
+                else:
+                    cur_ep.release_group = ""
+
                 sql_l.append(cur_ep.get_sql())
 
         if len(sql_l) > 0:
@@ -981,7 +1005,7 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
         ep_obj.createMetaFiles()
 
         # log it to history
-        history.logDownload(ep_obj, self.file_path, new_ep_quality, self.release_group)
+        history.logDownload(ep_obj, self.file_path, new_ep_quality, self.release_group, new_ep_version)
 
         # send notifications
         notifiers.notify_download(ep_obj._format_pattern('%SN - %Sx%0E - %EN - %QN'))
diff --git a/sickbeard/properFinder.py b/sickbeard/properFinder.py
index d0013592..589c478d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/properFinder.py
+++ b/sickbeard/properFinder.py
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ class ProperFinder():
             else:
                 curProper.season = parse_result.season_number if parse_result.season_number != None else 1
                 curProper.episode = parse_result.episode_numbers[0]
+            if parse_result.is_anime:
+                if parse_result.release_group and parse_result.version:
+                    curProper.release_group = parse_result.release_group
+                    curProper.version = parse_result.version
+                else:
+                    continue
 
             curProper.quality = Quality.nameQuality(curProper.name, parse_result.is_anime)
 
@@ -165,6 +171,25 @@ class ProperFinder():
             if oldStatus not in (DOWNLOADED, SNATCHED) or oldQuality != curProper.quality:
                 continue
 
+            # check if we actually want this proper (if it's the right release group and a higher version)
+            if parse_result.is_anime:
+                myDB = db.DBConnection()
+                sqlResults = myDB.select(
+                    "SELECT release_group, version FROM tv_episodes WHERE showid = ? AND season = ? AND episode = ?",
+                    [curProper.indexerid, curProper.season, curProper.episode])
+
+                oldVersion = int(sqlResults[0]["version"])
+                oldRelease_group = (sqlResults[0]["release_group"])
+
+                if oldVersion > -1 and oldVersion < curProper.version:
+                    logger.log("Found new anime v" + str(curProper.version) + " to replace existing v" + str(oldVersion))
+                else:
+                    continue
+
+                if oldRelease_group != curProper.release_group:
+                    logger.log("Skipping proper from release group: " + curProper.release_group + ", does not match existing release group: " + oldRelease_group)
+                    continue
+
             # if the show is in our list and there hasn't been a proper already added for that particular episode then add it to our list of propers
             if curProper.indexerid != -1 and (curProper.indexerid, curProper.season, curProper.episode) not in map(
                     operator.attrgetter('indexerid', 'season', 'episode'), finalPropers):
@@ -221,6 +246,7 @@ class ProperFinder():
                 result.url = curProper.url
                 result.name = curProper.name
                 result.quality = curProper.quality
+                result.version = curProper.version
 
                 # snatch it
                 search.snatchEpisode(result, SNATCHED_PROPER)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
index 0419839d..53164085 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ class GenericProvider:
             showObj = parse_result.show
             quality = parse_result.quality
             release_group = parse_result.release_group
+            version = parse_result.version
 
             addCacheEntry = False
             if not (showObj.air_by_date or showObj.sports):
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ class GenericProvider:
             result.quality = quality
             result.release_group = release_group
             result.content = None
+            result.version = version
 
             if len(epObj) == 1:
                 epNum = epObj[0].episode
diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index ec226cc2..7f7ab5a3 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -1274,6 +1274,8 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
         self._file_size = 0
         self._release_name = ''
         self._is_proper = False
+        self._version = 0
+        self._release_group = ''
 
         # setting any of the above sets the dirty flag
         self.dirty = True
@@ -1317,6 +1319,8 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
     file_size = property(lambda self: self._file_size, dirty_setter("_file_size"))
     release_name = property(lambda self: self._release_name, dirty_setter("_release_name"))
     is_proper = property(lambda self: self._is_proper, dirty_setter("_is_proper"))
+    version = property(lambda self: self._version, dirty_setter("_version"))
+    release_group = property(lambda self: self._release_group, dirty_setter("_release_group"))
 
     def _set_location(self, new_location):
         logger.log(u"Setter sets location to " + new_location, logger.DEBUG)
@@ -1523,6 +1527,12 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
             if sqlResults[0]["is_proper"]:
                 self.is_proper = int(sqlResults[0]["is_proper"])
 
+            if sqlResults[0]["version"]:
+                self.version = int(sqlResults[0]["version"])
+
+            if sqlResults[0]["release_group"] is not None:
+                self.release_group = sqlResults[0]["release_group"]
+
             self.dirty = False
             return True
 
@@ -1849,23 +1859,26 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
                 "UPDATE tv_episodes SET indexerid = ?, indexer = ?, name = ?, description = ?, subtitles = ?, "
                 "subtitles_searchcount = ?, subtitles_lastsearch = ?, airdate = ?, hasnfo = ?, hastbn = ?, status = ?, "
                 "location = ?, file_size = ?, release_name = ?, is_proper = ?, showid = ?, season = ?, episode = ?, "
-                "absolute_number = ? WHERE episode_id = ?",
+                "absolute_number = ?, version = ?, release_group = ? WHERE episode_id = ?",
                 [self.indexerid, self.indexer, self.name, self.description, ",".join([sub for sub in self.subtitles]),
                  self.subtitles_searchcount, self.subtitles_lastsearch, self.airdate.toordinal(), self.hasnfo,
                  self.hastbn,
                  self.status, self.location, self.file_size, self.release_name, self.is_proper, self.show.indexerid,
-                 self.season, self.episode, self.absolute_number, epID]]
+                 self.season, self.episode, self.absolute_number, self.version, self.release_group, epID]]
         else:
             # use a custom insert method to get the data into the DB.
             return [
-                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tv_episodes (episode_id, indexerid, indexer, name, description, subtitles, subtitles_searchcount, subtitles_lastsearch, airdate, hasnfo, hastbn, status, location, file_size, release_name, is_proper, showid, season, episode, absolute_number) VALUES "
-                "((SELECT episode_id FROM tv_episodes WHERE showid = ? AND season = ? AND episode = ?),?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?);",
+                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tv_episodes (episode_id, indexerid, indexer, name, description, subtitles, "
+                "subtitles_searchcount, subtitles_lastsearch, airdate, hasnfo, hastbn, status, location, file_size, "
+                "release_name, is_proper, showid, season, episode, absolute_number, version, release_group) VALUES "
+                "((SELECT episode_id FROM tv_episodes WHERE showid = ? AND season = ? AND episode = ?)"
+                ",?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?);",
                 [self.show.indexerid, self.season, self.episode, self.indexerid, self.indexer, self.name,
                  self.description,
                  ",".join([sub for sub in self.subtitles]), self.subtitles_searchcount, self.subtitles_lastsearch,
                  self.airdate.toordinal(), self.hasnfo, self.hastbn, self.status, self.location, self.file_size,
                  self.release_name, self.is_proper, self.show.indexerid, self.season, self.episode,
-                 self.absolute_number]]
+                 self.absolute_number, self.version, self.release_group]]
 
     def saveToDB(self, forceSave=False):
         """
@@ -1898,7 +1911,9 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
                         "file_size": self.file_size,
                         "release_name": self.release_name,
                         "is_proper": self.is_proper,
-                        "absolute_number": self.absolute_number
+                        "absolute_number": self.absolute_number,
+                        "version": self.version,
+                        "release_group": self.release_group
         }
         controlValueDict = {"showid": self.show.indexerid,
                             "season": self.season,
diff --git a/sickbeard/tvcache.py b/sickbeard/tvcache.py
index 706d67e1..887f39b5 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tvcache.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tvcache.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ class CacheDBConnection(db.DBConnection):
             if not self.hasColumn(providerName, 'release_group'):
                 self.addColumn(providerName, 'release_group', "TEXT", "")
 
+            # add version column to table if missing
+            if not self.hasColumn(providerName, 'version'):
+                self.addColumn(providerName, 'version', "NUMERIC", "-1")
+
         except Exception, e:
             if str(e) != "table [" + providerName + "] already exists":
                 raise
@@ -272,11 +276,14 @@ class TVCache():
             # get release group
             release_group = parse_result.release_group
 
+            # get version
+            version = parse_result.version
+
             logger.log(u"Added RSS item: [" + name + "] to cache: [" + self.providerID + "]", logger.DEBUG)
 
             return [
-                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO [" + self.providerID + "] (name, season, episodes, indexerid, url, time, quality, release_group) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
-                [name, season, episodeText, parse_result.show.indexerid, url, curTimestamp, quality, release_group]]
+                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO [" + self.providerID + "] (name, season, episodes, indexerid, url, time, quality, release_group, version) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
+                [name, season, episodeText, parse_result.show.indexerid, url, curTimestamp, quality, release_group, version]]
 
 
     def searchCache(self, episodes, manualSearch=False):
@@ -328,6 +335,7 @@ class TVCache():
                 curEp = int(curEp)
                 curQuality = int(curResult["quality"])
                 curReleaseGroup = curResult["release_group"]
+                curVersion = curResult["version"]
 
                 # if the show says we want that episode then add it to the list
                 if not showObj.wantEpisode(curSeason, curEp, curQuality, manualSearch):
@@ -347,6 +355,7 @@ class TVCache():
                 result.name = title
                 result.quality = curQuality
                 result.release_group = curReleaseGroup
+                result.version = curVersion
                 result.content = self.provider.getURL(url) \
                     if self.provider.providerType == sickbeard.providers.generic.GenericProvider.TORRENT \
                        and not url.startswith('magnet') else None