diff --git a/res/localization/ChangeLog.txt b/res/localization/ChangeLog.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a55e4764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/localization/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+This file lists any change that has been applied to the en-US translation of
+rufus.loc since its original version. Translators are expected to keep their
+translations up to date by monitoring this file on regular basis and applying
+the same changes.
+
+Remember to also update the version number for your translation ('v x.y.z')
+once you have matched all the changes that occurred for the en-US translation.
+
+
+o Version 1.0.1 (2013.10.28)
+  - MSG_061 "Please insert a media in drive." -> "Please insert a removable media in drive."
+  - MSG_071 "Unable to create formatting thread." -> "Unable to start thread."
+o Version 1.0.0 (2013.10.20)
+  - Initial version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/localization/new_translation.loc b/res/localization/new_translation.loc
index 4edbab47..2e7f5b6b 100644
--- a/res/localization/new_translation.loc
+++ b/res/localization/new_translation.loc
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@
 
 ################################################################################
 l "zz-ZZ" "LangName_EN (LangName_ZZ)" 0x1234, 0xabcd
-# See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964664.aspx or 
+# See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964664.aspx or
 # http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/E/95EF66AF-9026-4BB0-A41D-A4F81802D92C/%5BMS-LCID%5D.pdf
 # for the LCID (0x####) codes you should use
+v 1.0.1
 
 # Main dialog
 g IDD_DIALOG
@@ -283,8 +284,8 @@ t MSG_151 "Use this if you want to install an OS in EFI mode, but need to access
 	"the USB content from Windows XP"
 t MSG_152 "The preferred option to install an OS in EFI mode and when "
 	"USB access is not required for Windows XP"
-t MSG_153 "Test pattern: 0x%02X"	
-t MSG_154 "Test pattern: 0x%02X, 0x%02X"	
+t MSG_153 "Test pattern: 0x%02X"
+t MSG_154 "Test pattern: 0x%02X, 0x%02X"
 t MSG_155 "Test pattern: 0x%02X, 0x%02X, 0x%02X"
 t MSG_156 "Test pattern: 0x%02X, 0x%02X, 0x%02X, 0x%02X"
 t MSG_157 "Sets the target filesystem"
diff --git a/res/localization/rufus.loc b/res/localization/rufus.loc
index b6c9aeab..09215bc9 100644
--- a/res/localization/rufus.loc
+++ b/res/localization/rufus.loc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ################################################################################
 l "en-US" "English (English)" 0x0409, 0x0809, 0x0c09, 0x1009, 0x1409, 0x1809, 0x1c09, 0x2009, 0x2409, 0x2809, 0x2c09, 0x3009, 0x3409, 0x3809, 0x3c09, 0x4009, 0x4409, 0x4809
+v 1.0.1
 g IDD_MESSAGES
 t MSG_001 "Other instance detected"
 t MSG_002 "Another Rufus application is running.\n"
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ t MSG_259 "Force update"
 
 ################################################################################
 l "zh-CN" "Chinese Simplified (简体中文)" 0x0404, 0x0804, 0x0c04, 0x1004, 0x1404
+v 1.0.0
 b "en-US"
 
 g IDD_DIALOG
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@ t MSG_007 "撤消"
 
 ################################################################################
 l "fr-FR" "French (Français)" 0x040c, 0x080c, 0x0c0c, 0x100c, 0x140c, 0x180c, 0x1c0c, 0x200c, 0x240c, 0x280c, 0x2c0c, 0x300c, 0x340c, 0x380c, 0xe40c
+v 1.0.1
 b "en-US"
 
 g IDD_DIALOG
@@ -695,6 +698,7 @@ t MSG_259 "Forçage de mise à jour"
 
 ################################################################################
 l "hu-HU" "Hungarian (Magyar)" 0x040e
+v 1.0.0
 b "en-US"
 
 g IDD_DIALOG
@@ -1008,6 +1012,7 @@ t MSG_259 "'Erőszakos' frissítés"
 
 ################################################################################
 l "it-IT" "Italian (Italiano)" 0x0410, 0x0810
+v 1.0.0
 b "en-US"
 
 g IDD_DIALOG
diff --git a/src/localization.c b/src/localization.c
index fc4d7c54..1f53993a 100644
--- a/src/localization.c
+++ b/src/localization.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const loc_parse parse_cmd[9] = {
 	// Base translation to add on top of (eg. "English (UK)" can be used to build on top of "English (US)"
 	{ 'b', LC_BASE, "s" },		// b "en_US"
 	// Version to use for the localization commandset and API
-	{ 'v', LC_VERSION, "ii" },	// v 1.0				// TODO: NOT IMPLEMENTED YET
+	{ 'v', LC_VERSION, "u" },	// v 1.0.2
 	// Translate the text control associated with an ID
 	{ 't', LC_TEXT, "cs" },		// t IDC_CONTROL "Translation"
 	// Set the section/dialog to which the next commands should apply
@@ -331,9 +331,6 @@ void _exit_localization(BOOL reinit) {
 
 /*
  * Validate and store localization command data
- *
- * TODO: Do we need to store a revert for every action we execute here,
- * or do we want to reinstantiate the dialogs?
  */
 BOOL dispatch_loc_cmd(loc_cmd* lcmd)
 {
@@ -373,10 +370,6 @@ BOOL dispatch_loc_cmd(loc_cmd* lcmd)
 		dlg_index = lcmd->ctrl_id - IDD_DIALOG;
 		free_loc_cmd(lcmd);
 		break;
-	case LC_VERSION:
-		luprintf("GOT VERSION: %d.%d\n", lcmd->num[0], lcmd->num[1]);
-		free_loc_cmd(lcmd);
-		break;
 	case LC_BASE:
 		base_locale = get_locale_from_name(lcmd->txt[0], FALSE);
 		if (base_locale != NULL) {
@@ -401,7 +394,6 @@ err:
 /*
  * Apply stored localization commands to a specific dialog
  * If hDlg is NULL, apply the commands against an active Window
- * TODO: if dlg_id is <0, apply all
  */
 void apply_localization(int dlg_id, HWND hDlg)
 {
diff --git a/src/localization.h b/src/localization.h
index ceff2336..7a07eb8d 100644
--- a/src/localization.h
+++ b/src/localization.h
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Number of concurrent localization messages. Must be a power of 2.
-#define LOC_MESSAGE_NB    8
-#define LOC_MESSAGE_SIZE  2048
-#define LOC_HTAB_SIZE     512
+#define LOC_MESSAGE_NB      8
+#define LOC_MESSAGE_SIZE    2048
+#define LOC_HTAB_SIZE       512
+
+// The [v]ersion major from a translation must match this number or
+// the translation will be ignored
+#define LOC_FRAMEWORK_VERSION  1
 
 #define luprint(msg) uprintf("%s(%d): " msg "\n", loc_filename, loc_line_nr)
 #define luprintf(msg, ...) uprintf("%s(%d): " msg "\n", loc_filename, loc_line_nr, __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index 2702f1c7..592ce839 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ static loc_cmd* get_loc_cmd(char c, char* line) {
 				goto err;
 			}
 			break;
-		case 'u':	// comma separated list of unsigned integers (to end of line)
+		case 'u':	// comma or dot separated list of unsigned integers (to end of line)
 			// count the number of commas
 			lcmd->unum_size = 1;
 			for (l=i; line[l] != 0; l++) {
-				if (line[l] == ',')
+				if ((line[l] == '.') || (line[l] == ','))
 					lcmd->unum_size++;
 			}
 			lcmd->unum = (uint32_t*)malloc(lcmd->unum_size * sizeof(uint32_t));
-			token = strtok(&line[i], ",");
+			token = strtok(&line[i], ".,");
 			for (l=0; (l<lcmd->unum_size) && (token != NULL); l++) {
 				lcmd->unum[l] = (int32_t)strtol(token, &endptr, 0);
-				token = strtok(NULL, ",");
+				token = strtok(NULL, ".,");
 			}
 			if ((token != NULL) || (l != lcmd->unum_size)) {
 				luprint("internal error (unexpected number of numeric values)");
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ BOOL get_supported_locales(const char* filename)
 	size_t i;
 	loc_cmd *lcmd = NULL, *last_lcmd = NULL;
 	long end_of_block;
+	int version_line_nr = 0;
+	uint32_t loc_base_minor = -1, loc_base_micro = -1;
 	
 	fd = open_loc_file(filename);
 	if (fd == NULL)
@@ -250,29 +252,78 @@ BOOL get_supported_locales(const char* filename)
 		loc_line_nr++;
 		// Skip leading spaces
 		i = strspn(line, space);
-		if (line[i] != 'l')
+		if ((line[i] != 'l') && (line[i] != 'v'))
 			continue;
 		// line[i] is not NUL so i+1 is safe to access
 		lcmd = get_loc_cmd(line[i], &line[i+1]);
-		if ((lcmd == NULL) || (lcmd->command != LC_LOCALE)) {
+		if ((lcmd == NULL) || ((lcmd->command != LC_LOCALE) && (lcmd->command != LC_VERSION))) {
 			free_loc_cmd(lcmd);
 			continue;
 		}
-		// we use num[0] and num[1] as block delimiter index for this locale in the file
-		if (last_lcmd != NULL) {
-			last_lcmd->num[1] = (int32_t)end_of_block;
+		switch (lcmd->command) {
+		case LC_LOCALE:
+			// we use num[0] and num[1] as block delimiter index for this locale in the file
+			if (last_lcmd != NULL) {
+				if (version_line_nr == 0) {
+					uprintf("localization: no compatible version was found - this locale will be ignored\n");
+					list_del(&last_lcmd->list);
+					free_loc_cmd(last_lcmd);
+				} else {
+					last_lcmd->num[1] = (int32_t)end_of_block;
+				}
+			}
+			lcmd->num[0] = (int32_t)ftell(fd);
+			// Add our locale command to the locale list
+			list_add_tail(&lcmd->list, &locale_list);
+			uprintf("localization: found locale '%s'\n", lcmd->txt[0]);
+			last_lcmd = lcmd;
+			version_line_nr = 0;
+			break;
+		case LC_VERSION:
+			if (version_line_nr != 0) {
+				luprintf("[v]ersion was already provided at line %d", version_line_nr);
+			} else if (lcmd->unum_size != 3) {
+				luprint("[v]ersion format is invalid");
+			} else if (last_lcmd == NULL) {
+				luprint("[v]ersion cannot precede [l]ocale");
+			} else if (lcmd->unum[0] != LOC_FRAMEWORK_VERSION) {
+				// If the localization framework evolved in a manner that makes existing
+				// translations incompatible, we need to discard them.
+				luprint("[v]ersion is not compatible with this framework");
+			} else if (loc_base_minor == -1) {
+				// We use the first version from our loc file (usually en-US) as our base
+				// as it should always be the most up to date.
+				loc_base_minor = lcmd->unum[1];
+				loc_base_micro = lcmd->unum[0];
+				version_line_nr = loc_line_nr;
+			} else if (lcmd->unum[1] < loc_base_minor) {
+				luprintf("the version of this locale is incompatible with this version of " APPLICATION_NAME " and MUST be updated to at least v%d.%d.0",
+					LOC_FRAMEWORK_VERSION, loc_base_minor);
+			} else {
+				if (lcmd->unum[2] < loc_base_micro) {
+					luprintf("the version of this translation is older than the base one and may result in some messages not being properly translated.\n"
+						"If you are the translator, please update your translation with the changes that intervened between v%d.%d.%d and v%d.%d.%d.\n"
+						"See https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/blob/master/res/localization/ChangeLog.txt", 
+						LOC_FRAMEWORK_VERSION, loc_base_minor, lcmd->unum[2], LOC_FRAMEWORK_VERSION, loc_base_minor, loc_base_micro);
+				}
+				version_line_nr = loc_line_nr;
+			}
+			free_loc_cmd(lcmd);
+			break;
 		}
-		lcmd->num[0] = (int32_t)ftell(fd);
-		// Add our locale command to the locale list
-		list_add_tail(&lcmd->list, &locale_list);
-		uprintf("localization: found locale '%s'\n", lcmd->txt[0]);
-		last_lcmd = lcmd;
 	} while (1);
-	if (last_lcmd != NULL)
-		last_lcmd->num[1] = (int32_t)ftell(fd);
+	if (last_lcmd != NULL) {
+		if (version_line_nr == 0) {
+			uprintf("localization: no compatible version was found - this locale will be ignored\n");
+			list_del(&last_lcmd->list);
+			free_loc_cmd(last_lcmd);
+		} else {
+			last_lcmd->num[1] = (int32_t)ftell(fd);
+		}
+	}
 	r = !list_empty(&locale_list);
 	if (r == FALSE)
-		uprintf("localization: '%s' contains no locale sections\n", filename); 
+		uprintf("localization: '%s' contains no valid locale sections\n", filename); 
 
 out:
 	if (fd != NULL)
diff --git a/src/rufus.c b/src/rufus.c
index b259fd14..b3bef654 100644
--- a/src/rufus.c
+++ b/src/rufus.c
@@ -2033,7 +2033,9 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine
 	if ( (!get_supported_locales(loc_file))
 	  || ((selected_locale = ((locale_name == NULL)?get_locale_from_lcid(lcid, TRUE):get_locale_from_name(locale_name, TRUE))) == NULL) ) {
 		uprintf("FATAL: Could not access locale!\n");
-		MessageBoxU(NULL, "The locale data is missing. This application will now exit.",
+		MessageBoxU(NULL, "The locale data is missing or invalid. This application will now exit."
+			// TODO: remove this line for release!
+			"\n\nTRANSLATORS: You need to add a 'v 1.0.0' line to your loc file. See the latest 'new_translation.loc'",
 			"Fatal error", MB_ICONSTOP);
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/src/rufus.rc b/src/rufus.rc
index af6cee5f..23831a57 100644
--- a/src/rufus.rc
+++ b/src/rufus.rc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 12, 12, 206, 329
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_APPWINDOW
-CAPTION "Rufus v1.4.0.299"
+CAPTION "Rufus v1.4.0.300"
 FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Start",IDC_START,94,291,50,14
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,4,0,299
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,4,0,299
+ FILEVERSION 1,4,0,300
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,4,0,300
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.4.0.299"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.4.0.300"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Rufus"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2011-2013 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rufus.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.4.0.299"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.4.0.300"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"