diff --git a/configs/configurations/config_version.txt b/configs/configurations/config_version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23aacd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/configurations/config_version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5.1.0.2
diff --git a/run_tests.py b/run_tests.py
index b3adb78..6e67096 100644
--- a/run_tests.py
+++ b/run_tests.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 import xmlrunner
 import argparse
 
+# Import the configurations upgrade tool
+sys.path.append( os.path.join("C:\\", "Instrument", "Apps", "EPICS", "misc", "upgrade", "master"))
+from upgrade import perform_upgrade
 
 SCRIPT_DIRECTORY = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 DEFAULT_DIRECTORY = os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIRECTORY, 'test-reports')
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@
             else:
                 shutil.copy(file_or_dir_src, dest)
 
+    print("\n\n------ UPGRADING configurations ------")
+    perform_upgrade()
+
     print("\n\n------ BEGINNING genie_python SYSTEM TESTS ------")
     ret_vals = list()
     ret_vals.append(xmlrunner.XMLTestRunner(output=xml_dir).run(test_suite))