diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index eef4ead0179..af7e961379c 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Version: 8.0.0
 <IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
 <IfModule mod_setenvif.c>
 <IfModule mod_headers.c>
diff --git a/lib/private/setup.php b/lib/private/setup.php
index e5eb2bac194..b9ba8d906c2 100644
--- a/lib/private/setup.php
+++ b/lib/private/setup.php
@@ -242,14 +242,43 @@ class OC_Setup {
 		return $error;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return string Absolute path to htaccess
+	 */
+	private function pathToHtaccess() {
+		return OC::$SERVERROOT.'/.htaccess';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the .htaccess contains the current version parameter
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function isCurrentHtaccess() {
+		$version = \OC_Util::getVersion();
+		unset($version[3]);
+
+		return !strpos(
+			file_get_contents($this->pathToHtaccess()),
+			'Version: '.implode('.', $version)
+		) === false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Append the correct ErrorDocument path for Apache hosts
+	 *
+	 * @throws \OC\HintException If .htaccess does not include the current version
 	 */
 	public static function updateHtaccess() {
+		$setupHelper = new OC_Setup(\OC::$server->getConfig());
+		if(!$setupHelper->isCurrentHtaccess()) {
+			throw new \OC\HintException('.htaccess file has the wrong version. Please upload the correct version.');
+		}
+
 		$content = "\n";
 		$content.= "ErrorDocument 403 ".OC::$WEBROOT."/core/templates/403.php\n";//custom 403 error page
 		$content.= "ErrorDocument 404 ".OC::$WEBROOT."/core/templates/404.php";//custom 404 error page
-		@file_put_contents(OC::$SERVERROOT.'/.htaccess', $content, FILE_APPEND); //suppress errors in case we don't have permissions for it
+		@file_put_contents($setupHelper->pathToHtaccess(), $content, FILE_APPEND); //suppress errors in case we don't have permissions for it
 	}
 
 	public static function protectDataDirectory() {
diff --git a/lib/private/updater.php b/lib/private/updater.php
index 6272f77cfc2..fb41e2d36f0 100644
--- a/lib/private/updater.php
+++ b/lib/private/updater.php
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ class Updater extends BasicEmitter {
 
 		// Update htaccess files for apache hosts
 		if (isset($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE']) && strstr($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Apache')) {
-			\OC_Setup::updateHtaccess();
+			try {
+				\OC_Setup::updateHtaccess();
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				throw new \Exception($e->getMessage());
+			}
 		}
 
 		// create empty file in data dir, so we can later find
diff --git a/tests/lib/setup.php b/tests/lib/setup.php
index 8373ba316d6..a221943c016 100644
--- a/tests/lib/setup.php
+++ b/tests/lib/setup.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Test_OC_Setup extends \Test\TestCase {
 		parent::setUp();
 
 		$this->config = $this->getMock('\OCP\IConfig');
-		$this->setupClass = $this->getMock('\OC_Setup', array('class_exists', 'is_callable'), array($this->config));
+		$this->setupClass = $this->getMock('\OC_Setup', ['class_exists', 'is_callable'], [$this->config]);
 	}
 
 	public function testGetSupportedDatabasesWithOneWorking() {
@@ -102,4 +102,17 @@ class Test_OC_Setup extends \Test\TestCase {
 			->will($this->returnValue('NotAnArray'));
 		$this->setupClass->getSupportedDatabases();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This is actual more an integration test whether the version parameter in the .htaccess
+	 * was updated as well when the version has been incremented.
+	 * If it hasn't this test will fail.
+	 */
+	public function testHtaccessIsCurrent() {
+		$result = Test_Helper::invokePrivate(
+			$this->setupClass,
+			'isCurrentHtaccess'
+		);
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+	}
 }
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