--- createrepo-0.4.8/dumpMetadata.py.dbver	2007-05-15 12:13:48.000000000 -0400
+++ createrepo-0.4.8/dumpMetadata.py	2007-05-15 13:07:20.000000000 -0400
@@ -769,7 +769,10 @@
     repopath = os.path.join(cmds['outputdir'], cmds['tempdir'])
     
     if cmds['database']:
-        dbversion = '9'
+        try:
+            dbversion = str(sqlitecachec.DBVERSION)
+        except AttributeError:
+            dbversion = '9'
         rp = sqlitecachec.RepodataParserSqlite(repopath, repoid, None)
 
     for (file, ftype) in workfiles: