diff --git a/include/osgDB/ObjectWrapper b/include/osgDB/ObjectWrapper
index 91f057c1d..99f0b36e9 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/ObjectWrapper
+++ b/include/osgDB/ObjectWrapper
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public:
 
     ObjectWrapper( osg::Object* proto, const std::string& name,
                    const std::string& associates );
+    
     void setUpdatedVersion( int ver ) { _version = ver; }
+    int getUpdatedVersion() const { return _version; }
 
     const osg::Object* getProto() const { return _proto.get(); }
     const std::string& getName() const { return _name; }
@@ -83,6 +85,23 @@ protected:
     int _version;  // Last updated version of the wrapper
 };
 
+struct UpdateWrapperVersionProxy
+{
+    UpdateWrapperVersionProxy( ObjectWrapper* w, int v ): _wrapper(w)
+    {
+        _lastVersion = w->getUpdatedVersion();
+        w->setUpdatedVersion(v);        
+    }
+    
+    ~UpdateWrapperVersionProxy()
+    {
+        _wrapper->setUpdatedVersion(_lastVersion);
+    }
+    
+    ObjectWrapper* _wrapper;
+    int _lastVersion;
+};
+
 class Registry;
 
 class OSGDB_EXPORT ObjectWrapperManager : public osg::Referenced
diff --git a/include/osgDB/Serializer b/include/osgDB/Serializer
index 2d66721f9..28349d55a 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/Serializer
+++ b/include/osgDB/Serializer
@@ -977,6 +977,9 @@ public:
 #define UPDATE_TO_VERSION(VER) \
     wrapper->setUpdatedVersion( (VER) );
 
+#define UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED(VER) \
+    osgDB::UpdateWrapperVersionProxy uwvp(wrapper, (VER));
+
 #define REMOVE_SERIALIZER(PROP) \
     wrapper->markSerializerAsRemoved( #PROP );
 
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Node.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Node.cpp
index f11c6a1f2..4fa744061 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Node.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Node.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( Node,
     ADD_HEXINT_SERIALIZER( NodeMask, 0xffffffff );  // _nodeMask
 
     ADD_USER_SERIALIZER( Descriptions );  // _descriptions, deprecated
-    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 77 )
     {
+        UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED( 77 )
         REMOVE_SERIALIZER( Descriptions );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Object.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Object.cpp
index 56526bbc5..d2a068807 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Object.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Object.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( Object,
     END_ENUM_SERIALIZER();  // _dataVariance
 
     ADD_USER_SERIALIZER( UserData );  // _userData, deprecated
-
-    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 77 )
     {
+        UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED( 77 )
         REMOVE_SERIALIZER( UserData );
         ADD_OBJECT_SERIALIZER( UserDataContainer, osg::UserDataContainer, NULL );
     }
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PagedLOD.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
index 149771509..b91ee6e10 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( PagedLOD,
     ADD_USER_SERIALIZER( RangeDataList );  // _perRangeDataList
     ADD_USER_SERIALIZER( Children );  // _children (which are not loaded from external)
 
-    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 70 )
     {
+        UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED( 70 )
         REMOVE_SERIALIZER( FrameNumberOfLastTraversal );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp
index ac70b30fd..2c41b5655 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgText_Text3D,
         ADD_ENUM_VALUE( PER_GLYPH );
     END_ENUM_SERIALIZER();  // _renderMode
 
-    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 68 )
     {
+        UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED( 68 )
         ADD_VEC4_SERIALIZER( Color, osg::Vec4(1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0) );  // _color
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/Locator.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/Locator.cpp
index 6f92d3c45..1ec24b0d5 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/Locator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/Locator.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgVolume_Locator,
     ADD_MATRIXD_SERIALIZER( Transform, osg::Matrixd() );  // _transform
 
     ADD_USER_SERIALIZER( LocatorCallbacks );
-    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 90 )
     {
+        UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED( 90 )
         REMOVE_SERIALIZER( LocatorCallbacks );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/VolumeTile.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/VolumeTile.cpp
index 691ab874c..c6ed859ac 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/VolumeTile.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgVolume/VolumeTile.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgVolume_VolumeTile,
                          "osg::Object osg::Node osg::Group osgVolume::VolumeTile" )
 {
     ADD_OBJECT_SERIALIZER( Volume, osgVolume::Volume, NULL );  // _volume
-    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 90 )
     {
+        UPDATE_TO_VERSION_SCOPED( 90 )
         REMOVE_SERIALIZER( Volume );
     }