diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d4ea3e97..e9ba3bf2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.8.2-stable+timestamp.2014.02.11.08.10.56
+Version 2.8.2-stable+timestamp.2014.02.14.21.02.54
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 638afe99..ab16166d 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -9731,6 +9731,12 @@ class SQLCustomType(object):
         except TypeError:
             return False
 
+    def endswith(self, text=None):
+        try:
+            return self.type.endswith(self, text)
+        except TypeError:
+            return False
+
     def __getslice__(self, a=0, b=100):
         return None