diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 1f984a3..f176bcc 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -5,25 +5,27 @@ USER_TYPE = "dev"
 
 _pcMajor = "3.14"
 _pcMinor = "2"
-_pcStatus = "1" # 0 = alpha
-                # 1 = beta
-                # 2 = release candidate
-                # 3 = public release
+_pcStatus = "B" # A  = alpha
+                # B  = beta
+                # RC = release candidate
+                # None = public release
 _pcRevision = "3"
 _pcVersion = ""
 
 def pcVerCalc():
     global _pcVersion
-    _pcVersion = "%s.%s.%s-%s" % (_pcMajor, _pcMinor, _pcStatus, _pcRevision)
+    if _pcStatus:
+        _pcVersion = "%s.%s-%s%s" % (_pcMajor, _pcMinor, _pcStatus, _pcRevision)
+    else:
+        _pcVersion = "%s.%s.%s" % (_pcMajor, _pcMinor, _pcRevision)
 
 def verStrToNum(ver):
-    w = re.match("(\d+\.?\d+)\.(\d+)\.?(\d*)-?(\d*):(\S+)", ver)
+    w = re.match("(\d+\.?\d+)\.(\d+)-?([A-Za-z]{0,2})\.?(\d*):(\S+)", ver)
     if not w:
         print "Update check Failure: 3"; return
     full = ver[:ver.find(":")]
     return full,w.group(1),w.group(2),w.group(3),w.group(4),w.group(5)
 
-
 def updateCheck():
     data = urllib.urlencode({"type" : USER_TYPE})
     try:
@@ -32,14 +34,22 @@ def updateCheck():
         print "Update check Failure: 1"; return False,1
     newest = f.read()
     f.close()
-    if newest[0] == "<":
+    if not newest or newest[0] == "<":
         print "Update check Failure: 2"; return False,2
     try:
         (full, major, minor, status, revision, url) = verStrToNum(newest)
     except TypeError:
         return False,3
     print full
-    if full > _pcVersion:
-        print "A new version of Pesterchum is avaliable!"
-        return full,url
-    return False,0
+    if major <= _pcMajor:
+        if minor <= _pcMinor:
+            if status:
+                if status <= _pcStatus:
+                    if revision <= _pcRevision:
+                        return False,0
+            else:
+                if not _pcStatus:
+                    if revision <= _pcRevision:
+                        return False,0
+    print "A new version of Pesterchum is avaliable!"
+    return full,url