diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index d24b8ea167..113ad7e497 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3011,13 +3011,13 @@ David  16 May 2011
     lib/
         Makefile.am
 
-David  18 May 2011
+David  17 May 2011
     - update_versions: fix bug in version number parsing (from Kevin)
 
     tools/
         update_versions
 
-David  18 May 2011
+David  17 May 2011
     - scheduler: if an in-progress limit is given in config_aux.xml,
         and <per_proc> is not specified, default it to false.
     - scheduler: add some log messages
@@ -3028,7 +3028,7 @@ David  18 May 2011
         sched_send.cpp
         sched_main.cpp
 
-David  18 May 2011
+David  17 May 2011
     - scheduler: add <user_filter> config option.
         If set, and a WU has nonzero batch,
         it is interpreted as a user ID,
@@ -3053,8 +3053,14 @@ Rom    17 May 2011
     clientgui/
         WizardAttach.cpp
 
-Charlie 16 May 2011
+Charlie 18 May 2011
     - MGR: Fix welcome message in Account Manager Wizard completion page.
     
     clientgui/
-        CompletionPage.cpp
\ No newline at end of file
+        CompletionPage.cpp
+
+David  18 May 2011
+    - update_versions: make <copy_file> work
+    
+    tools/
+        update_versions
diff --git a/tools/update_versions b/tools/update_versions
index fc0902e8fc..edb03954be 100755
--- a/tools/update_versions
+++ b/tools/update_versions
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ function file_ref_xml($fd) {
     if (isset($fd->logical_name) && strlen($fd->logical_name)) {
         $xml .= "    <open_name>$fd->logical_name</open_name>\n";
     }
+    if ($fd->copy_file) {
+        $xml .= "    <copy_file/>\n";
+    }
     if ($fd->main_program) {
         $xml .= "    <main_program/>\n";
     }
@@ -216,6 +219,9 @@ function process_file($a, $v, $p, $name, $fds) {
     if (!isset($fd->main_program)) {
         $fd->main_program = false;
     }
+    if (!isset($fd->copy_file)) {
+        $fd->copy_file = false;
+    }
 
     $fd->present = true;
     $fds = update_file($fds, $fd);
@@ -327,6 +333,10 @@ function convert_simplexml($x) {
             $s = (string) $x;
             if ($s == "" || int($s)>0) $fd->main_program = true;
         }
+        foreach($fx->xpath('copy_file') as $x) {
+            $s = (string) $x;
+            if ($s == "" || int($s)>0) $fd->copy_file = true;
+        }
 
         //echo "fd: "; print_r($fd);
         $fds[] = $fd;