diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index f7cbb37..4b0c893 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Package: GridR
 Type: Package
 Title: Executes functions on remote hosts, clusters or grids. 
-Version: 0.9.11
-Date: 2014-01-28
+Version: 0.9.12
+Date: 2014-02-03
 Author: Dennis Wegener, Malte Lohmeyer, Stefan Rueping, Derek Weitzel
 Maintainer: Dennis Wegener <dennis.wegener@iais.fraunhofer.de>
 Description: GridR is an R-Package that can be used to submit R functions for execution on remote computers, clusters or grids. In addition, users are provided with an interface to share variables and functions with other users.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8449353..4cf3674 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 echo "By using the GridR package you agree to the listed terms and conditions below:"
 echo "#########################################"
-echo " 	GridR package 0.9.11"
+echo " 	GridR package 0.9.12"
 echo " "
 echo " "
 echo "Copyright (C) 2008 Fraunhofer Institute Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS," 
diff --git a/inst/GridR/R-bootstrap.py b/inst/GridR/R-bootstrap.py
index e398332..5dcf5f4 100755
--- a/inst/GridR/R-bootstrap.py
+++ b/inst/GridR/R-bootstrap.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 # download URLs for the different platforms
 URL_DICT={
   DEB6: "http://osg-xsede.grid.iu.edu/software/boscor/deb6-modified.tar.gz",
+  DEB7: "http://osg-xsede.grid.iu.edu/software/boscor/deb6-modified.tar.gz",
   RH5: "http://osg-xsede.grid.iu.edu/software/boscor/el5-R-modified.tar.gz",
   RH6: "http://osg-xsede.grid.iu.edu/software/boscor/el6-R-modified.tar.gz",
   UNKNOWN: "UNKNOWN Platform"
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ def findversion():
       if mydist[0].lower() == 'debian':
         if mydist[1].startswith('6.'):
           return DEB6
+        elif mydist[1].startswith('7.'):
+          return DEB7
     if os.path.isfile('/etc/redhat-release'):
       return findversion_redhat()
     elif os.path.isfile('/etc/lsb-release'):
diff --git a/man/GridR-package.Rd b/man/GridR-package.Rd
index 81a9370..d3a7f53 100644
--- a/man/GridR-package.Rd
+++ b/man/GridR-package.Rd
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ All needed functions and variables that are necessary to execute that function w
 \tabular{ll}{
 Package: \tab GridR\cr
 Type: \tab Package\cr
-Version: \tab 0.9.10\cr
-Date: \tab 2014-01-28\cr
+Version: \tab 0.9.12\cr
+Date: \tab 2014-02-03\cr
 License: \tab GPL-2\cr
 }
 With grid.init(...) GridR is initialized.