diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7b4aa452..119bb72c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.07.17.07.36.50
+Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.07.17.17.18.40
diff --git a/gluon/utils.py b/gluon/utils.py
index 9f7c3c89..8eb3e760 100644
--- a/gluon/utils.py
+++ b/gluon/utils.py
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ def compare(a, b):
 
 def md5_hash(text):
     """ Generate a md5 hash with the given text """
-    return md5.new(text).hexdigest()
+    if hasattr(md5,'new'):
+        return md5.new(text).hexdigest()
+    else:
+        return md5(text).hexdigest()
 
 
 def simple_hash(text, key='', salt='', digest_alg='md5'):