diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java
index 29961db46..283d1d6c3 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DMPs.java
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ public class DMPs extends BaseController {
 
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/new/{id}"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
-    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<DMP>> newVersion(@PathVariable UUID id, @Valid @RequestBody eu.eudat.models.data.dmp.DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
+    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<UUID>> newVersion(@PathVariable UUID id, @Valid @RequestBody eu.eudat.models.data.dmp.DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
         try {
-            this.dataManagementPlanManager.newVersion(id, dataManagementPlan, principal);
-            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<DMP>().status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE));
+            UUID result = this.dataManagementPlanManager.newVersion(id, dataManagementPlan, principal);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<UUID>().status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE).payload(result));
         } catch (DMPNewVersionException exception) {
-            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(new ResponseItem<DMP>().status(ApiMessageCode.ERROR_MESSAGE).message(exception.getMessage()));
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(new ResponseItem<UUID>().status(ApiMessageCode.ERROR_MESSAGE).message(exception.getMessage()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index 412343668..8ceb1f71e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public void newVersion(UUID uuid, DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
+    public UUID newVersion(UUID uuid, DataManagementPlanNewVersionModel dataManagementPlan, Principal principal) throws Exception {
         DMP oldDmp = databaseRepository.getDmpDao().find(uuid);
         if (!isUserOwnerOfDmp(oldDmp, principal)) {
             throw new Exception("User not being the creator is not authorized to perform this action.");
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
             newDmp.setDataset(new HashSet<>(databaseRepository.getDatasetDao().getWithCriteria(criteria1).toList()));
 
             this.updateGroupIndex(newDmp.getGroupId());
-
+            return newDmp.getId();
         } else {
             throw new DMPNewVersionException("Version to update not the latest.");
         }