diff -r bc23f2c316fc -r 18472246898b src/python/m5/stats/__init__.py
--- a/src/python/m5/stats/__init__.py	Tue Jan 15 18:38:42 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/python/m5/stats/__init__.py	Tue Jan 15 18:40:12 2013 +0000
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@
         Session = sessionmaker(bind = self.db)
         create_tables(self.db)
         self.session = Session()
+        insert_database_information(self.session)
 
     # @brief Write the stats to the database. On the first dump we also write
     # the information about the stats to the database. This is only done once.
diff -r bc23f2c316fc -r 18472246898b src/python/m5/stats/sql.py
--- a/src/python/m5/stats/sql.py	Tue Jan 15 18:38:42 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/python/m5/stats/sql.py	Tue Jan 15 18:40:12 2013 +0000
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
 from math import isnan
 import zlib
 
+# @brief Returns the version of the stats database. This should be updated when
+# either the tables in the database change, or when the method used to store
+# a particular stat is changed. Both of the values are stored in the database.
+# The first element (integer) is used internally as it can be compared directly.
+# The second element (string) is designed as a human readable version.
+def version():
+    return (1, '1.0')
 
 # @brief Create the database used to store the stats. If it exists, we delete
 # it.
@@ -72,6 +79,14 @@
 def create_tables(db):
     metadata = MetaData(db)
 
+    # Stores information about the database
+    db_info_table = Table('dbInfo', metadata,
+                          Column('internal_version', Integer,
+                                 primary_key = True),
+                          Column('version', String),
+                          Column('timestamp', DateTime),
+    )
+
     # Stores the information about the stats
     stats_table = Table('stats', metadata,
                   Column('id', Integer, primary_key = True),
@@ -140,6 +155,25 @@
 
 Base = declarative_base()
 
+# @brief Class used to insert information about the database itself into the
+# database.
+class DatabaseInfoClass(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'dbInfo'
+
+    internal_version = Column(Integer, primary_key = True)
+    version = Column(String)
+    timestamp = Column(DateTime)
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        databaseVersion = version()
+        self.internal_version = databaseVersion[0]
+        self.version = databaseVersion[1]
+        import datetime
+        self.timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<User('%s','%s')>" % (self.version, self.timestamp)
+
 # @brief Class used to insert the information about stats into the database.
 class StatsInfoClass(Base):
     __tablename__ = 'stats'
@@ -316,6 +350,12 @@
         return "<User('%d','%d','%f','%s','%s')>" % (self.id, self.dump,
             self.samples, self.elements, self.values)
 
+# @brief Inserts versioning information into the database.
+# @param session The session associated with the database.
+def insert_database_information(session):
+    info = DatabaseInfoClass()
+    session.add(info)
+    session.commit()
 
 # @brief Add the information about a stat.
 # @param name The name of the stat.