diff --git a/interface/package.json b/interface/package.json
index 38bef288e..019c20056 100644
--- a/interface/package.json
+++ b/interface/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "EMS-ESP",
-  "version": "3.8.2",
+  "version": "3.9.0",
   "description": "EMS-ESP WebUI",
   "homepage": "https://emsesp.org",
   "author": "emsesp.org",
diff --git a/mock-api/package.json b/mock-api/package.json
index b294dba5a..fec2473af 100644
--- a/mock-api/package.json
+++ b/mock-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mock-api",
-  "version": "3.8.2",
+  "version": "3.9.0",
   "description": "mock api for EMS-ESP",
   "author": "proddy, emsesp.org",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/mock-api/restServer.ts b/mock-api/restServer.ts
index 22e2c72b3..f062fb3ff 100644
--- a/mock-api/restServer.ts
+++ b/mock-api/restServer.ts
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ function updateMask(entity: any, de: any, dd: any) {
       const old_custom_name = dd.nodes[dd_objIndex].cn;
       console.log(
         'comparing names, old (' +
-          old_custom_name +
-          ') with new (' +
-          new_custom_name +
-          ')'
+        old_custom_name +
+        ') with new (' +
+        new_custom_name +
+        ')'
       );
       if (old_custom_name !== new_custom_name) {
         changed = true;
@@ -402,15 +402,17 @@ function upgradeImportantMessages(version: string) {
 
   // see if its a filename with a .bin extension
   if (version.endsWith('.bin')) {
-    upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 1; // 1 means 3.9 and factory reset required
+    upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 1; // make it 1, for testing, meaning factory reset required
   } else if (version.endsWith('.md')) {
-    upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 0;
+    upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 0; // use default 0, no message
   } else {
     // this is a version string like "3.9.0"
-    upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 2;
+    // upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 2; // make it 2, for testing, meaning a major version upgrade
+    upgradeImportantMessageType_n = 1; // make it 1, for testing, meaning a factory reset is required
+
   }
 
-  console.log('upgradeImportantMessageType: ' + upgradeImportantMessageType_n);
+  console.log('upgradeImportantMessageType: version=' + version + ' type=' + upgradeImportantMessageType_n);
   return { upgradeImportantMessageType: upgradeImportantMessageType_n };
 }
 
@@ -456,17 +458,17 @@ function get_versions() {
 
   console.log(
     'getVersions: current=' +
-      THIS_VERSION +
-      ' stable=' +
-      LATEST_STABLE_VERSION +
-      ' (upgradeable=' +
-      (STABLE_VERSION_IS_UPGRADEABLE ? 'YES' : 'NO') +
-      ') dev=' +
-      LATEST_DEV_VERSION +
-      ' (upgradeable=' +
-      (DEV_VERSION_IS_UPGRADEABLE ? 'YES' : 'NO') +
-      ')' +
-      (MOCK_OFFLINE ? ' [offline]' : '')
+    THIS_VERSION +
+    ' stable=' +
+    LATEST_STABLE_VERSION +
+    ' (upgradeable=' +
+    (STABLE_VERSION_IS_UPGRADEABLE ? 'YES' : 'NO') +
+    ') dev=' +
+    LATEST_DEV_VERSION +
+    ' (upgradeable=' +
+    (DEV_VERSION_IS_UPGRADEABLE ? 'YES' : 'NO') +
+    ')' +
+    (MOCK_OFFLINE ? ' [offline]' : '')
   );
   return data;
 }
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 563719c80..d1d03a7d6 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sonar.organization=emsesp
 sonar.projectKey=emsesp_EMS-ESP32
 sonar.projectName=EMS-ESP32
-sonar.projectVersion=3.8.2
+sonar.projectVersion=3.9.0
 sonar.sources=./src
 sonar.cfamily.compile-commands=bw-output/compile_commands.json
 sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8