diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js b/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
--- a/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     },
   ],
 ]);
+const newDatabaseVersion: number = Math.max(...migrations.keys());
 
 async function makeSureBaseRoutePathExists(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
   let readFile, json;
@@ -82,4 +83,4 @@
   await writeFile.close();
 }
 
-export { migrations };
+export { migrations, newDatabaseVersion };
diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
--- a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 
 import { createThread } from '../creators/thread-creator';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database';
+import { updateDBVersion } from '../database/db-version';
+import { newDatabaseVersion } from '../database/migration-config';
 import { createScriptViewer } from '../session/scripts';
 
 async function setupDB() {
   await createTables();
   await createUsers();
   await createThreads();
+  await setUpMetadataTable();
 }
 
 async function createTables() {
@@ -397,4 +400,8 @@
   );
 }
 
+async function setUpMetadataTable() {
+  await updateDBVersion(newDatabaseVersion);
+}
+
 export { setupDB };