Index: src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/InternalVersionHistoryImpl.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/InternalVersionHistoryImpl.java (revision 935535) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/InternalVersionHistoryImpl.java (working copy) @@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ parentNode.removeNode(node.getName()); // store changes for this node and his children parentNode.store(); + } else { + node.store(); } } else { log.debug("Current version history has at least one reference");