diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
index 230e87808b7..58f88e86c17 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
@@ -345,6 +345,13 @@ Set ``GuidesBaseUrl`` to override the default value "http://guides.dataverse.org
 
 ``curl -X PUT -d http://dataverse.example.edu http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:GuidesBaseUrl``
 
+:GuidesVersion
+++++++++++++++
+
+Set ``:GuidesVersion`` to override the version number in the URL of guides. For example, rather than http://guides.dataverse.org/en/4.6/user/account.html the version is overriden to http://guides.dataverse.org/en/1234-new-feature/user/account.html in the example below:
+
+``curl -X PUT -d 1234-new-feature http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:GuidesVersion``
+
 :StatusMessageHeader
 ++++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
index 3d35e548347..112073cc8c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public String save() {
             if (editMode != null && editMode.equals(EditMode.FEATURED)) {
                 message = "The featured dataverses for this dataverse have been updated.";
             } else {
-                message = (create) ? BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("dataverse.create.success", Arrays.asList(settingsWrapper.getGuidesBaseUrl(), systemConfig.getVersion())) : BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("dataverse.update.success");
+                message = (create) ? BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("dataverse.create.success", Arrays.asList(settingsWrapper.getGuidesBaseUrl(), systemConfig.getGuidesVersion())) : BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("dataverse.update.success");
             }
             JsfHelper.addSuccessMessage(message);
             
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MailServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MailServiceBean.java
index 0893909a6c0..d5cf2728d9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MailServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/MailServiceBean.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ private String getMessageTextBasedOnNotification(UserNotification userNotificati
                         parentDataverseDisplayName,
                         parentDataverseUrl,
                         systemConfig.getGuidesBaseUrl(),
-                        systemConfig.getVersion()));
+                        systemConfig.getGuidesVersion()));
                 logger.fine(dataverseCreatedMessage);
                 return messageText += dataverseCreatedMessage;
             case REQUESTFILEACCESS:
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private String getMessageTextBasedOnNotification(UserNotification userNotificati
                         version.getDataset().getOwner().getDisplayName(),
                         getDataverseLink(version.getDataset().getOwner()),
                         systemConfig.getGuidesBaseUrl(),
-                        systemConfig.getVersion()
+                        systemConfig.getGuidesVersion()
                 ));
                 logger.fine(datasetCreatedMessage);
                 return messageText += datasetCreatedMessage;
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ private String getMessageTextBasedOnNotification(UserNotification userNotificati
             case CREATEACC:
                 String accountCreatedMessage = BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("notification.email.welcome", Arrays.asList(
                         systemConfig.getGuidesBaseUrl(),
-                        systemConfig.getVersion()
+                        systemConfig.getGuidesVersion()
                 ));
                 String optionalConfirmEmailAddon = confirmEmailService.optionalConfirmEmailAddonMsg(userNotification.getUser());
                 accountCreatedMessage += optionalConfirmEmailAddon;
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java
index 4b8e6a85a10..3528a5c5de7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public enum Key {
         /** Optionally override http://guides.dataverse.org . */
         GuidesBaseUrl,
         /* zip download size limit */
+        /** Optionally override version number in guides. */
+        GuidesVersion,
         ZipDownloadLimit,
         /* zip upload number of files limit */
         ZipUploadFilesLimit,
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java
index 831554565eb..0cdea4faee2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ private String getGuidesLanguage() {
         return saneDefault;
     }
 
+    public String getGuidesVersion() {
+        String saneDefault = getVersion();
+        String guidesVersion = settingsService.getValueForKey(SettingsServiceBean.Key.GuidesVersion, saneDefault);
+        if (guidesVersion != null) {
+            return guidesVersion;
+        }
+        return saneDefault;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Download-as-zip size limit.
      * returns 0 if not specified; 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dashboard.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dashboard.xhtml
index c49d2f51113..ac170efe593 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dashboard.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dashboard.xhtml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                                                 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"/>
                                                 <h:outputFormat value=" #{bundle['dashboard.card.metadataexport.message']}" escape="false">
                                                     <f:param value="#{dataverseServiceBean.findRootDataverse().displayName}"/>
-                                                    <f:param value="&lt;a href=&#34;#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/api&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;"/>
+                                                    <f:param value="&lt;a href=&#34;#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/api&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;"/>
                                                     <f:param value="&lt;/a&gt;"/>
                                                 </h:outputFormat>
                                             </p>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataset-widgets.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataset-widgets.xhtml
index f3beab749e6..5babbe14052 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataset-widgets.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataset-widgets.xhtml
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
                             <li>
                                 <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataset.widgets.notPublished.how.tip3']}" escape="false">
                                     <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                    <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                    <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                 </h:outputFormat>
                             </li>
                         </ul>
                         <p>
                             <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataset.widgets.notPublished.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                 <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                             </h:outputFormat>
                         </p>
                     </div>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                     <p class="help-block"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"/> 
                         <h:outputFormat value=" #{bundle['dataset.widgets.tip']}" escape="false">
                             <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                         </h:outputFormat>
                     </p>
                     <div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
index 7e1b0431130..98d05a4414b 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
                             <p class="help-block"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"/>&#160;
                                 <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataset.privateurl.tip']}" escape="false">
                                     <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                    <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                    <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                 </h:outputFormat>
                             </p>
                             <div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataverse_header.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataverse_header.xhtml
index fea38c2b512..07aa6af451c 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataverse_header.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataverse_header.xhtml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                             </span>
                             <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                                 <li>
-                                    <h:outputLink value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/user" target="_blank">
+                                    <h:outputLink value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/user" target="_blank">
                                         #{bundle['header.guides.user']}
                                     </h:outputLink>
                                 </li>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                                     </h:outputLink>
                                 </li>
                                 <li>
-                                    <h:outputLink value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/api" target="_blank">
+                                    <h:outputLink value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/api" target="_blank">
                                         <h:outputText value="#{bundle['header.guides.api']}" />
                                     </h:outputLink>
                                 </li>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataverseuser.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataverseuser.xhtml
index 30c726e2e45..f1127179e03 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataverseuser.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataverseuser.xhtml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                                                             <h:outputText value="#{dataverseServiceBean.findRootDataverse().name}"/>
                                                         </o:param>
                                                         <o:param>
-                                                            <a href="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/user/index.html" title="#{dataverseServiceBean.findRootDataverse().name} #{bundle['dataverse']} #{bundle['header.guides.user']}" target="_blank">#{bundle['header.guides.user']}</a>
+                                                            <a href="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/user/index.html" title="#{dataverseServiceBean.findRootDataverse().name} #{bundle['dataverse']} #{bundle['header.guides.user']}" target="_blank">#{bundle['header.guides.user']}</a>
                                                         </o:param>
                                                         <o:param>
                                                             <a href="https://demo.dataverse.org">#{bundle['notification.demoSite']}</a>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                                                             <a href="/dataverse/#{item.theObject.getOwner().getAlias()}" title="#{item.theObject.getOwner().getDisplayName()}">#{item.theObject.getOwner().getDisplayName()}</a>
                                                         </o:param>
                                                         <o:param>
-                                                            <a href="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/user/dataverse-management.html" title="#{bundle['notification.dataverse.management.title']}" target="_blank">#{bundle['header.guides.user']}</a>
+                                                            <a href="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/user/dataverse-management.html" title="#{bundle['notification.dataverse.management.title']}" target="_blank">#{bundle['header.guides.user']}</a>
                                                         </o:param>
                                                     </h:outputFormat>
                                                 </ui:fragment>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                                                             <a href="/dataverse/#{item.theObject.getDataset().getOwner().getAlias()}" title="#{item.theObject.getDataset().getOwner().getDisplayName()}">#{item.theObject.getDataset().getOwner().getDisplayName()}</a>
                                                         </o:param>
                                                         <o:param>
-                                                            <a href="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/user/dataset-management.html" title="#{bundle['notification.dataset.management.title']}" target="_blank">#{bundle['header.guides.user']}</a>
+                                                            <a href="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/user/dataset-management.html" title="#{bundle['notification.dataset.management.title']}" target="_blank">#{bundle['header.guides.user']}</a>
                                                         </o:param>
                                                     </h:outputFormat>
                                                 </ui:fragment>
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
                             <p class="help-block">
                                 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"/>&#160;
                                 <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['apitoken.message']}" escape="false">
-                                    <f:param value="&lt;a href=&#34;#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.version}/api&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;"/>
+                                    <f:param value="&lt;a href=&#34;#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}/#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}/api&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;"/>
                                     <f:param value="&lt;/a&gt;"/>
                                 </h:outputFormat>
                             </p>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml
index 06c169ea941..be5676836ad 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                         <ui:fragment rendered="true">
                         <h:outputFormat value=" #{bundle['file.selectToAdd.tipMoreInformation']}" escape="false">
                             <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                         </h:outputFormat>                      
                         </ui:fragment> 
                     </p>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/harvestclients.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/harvestclients.xhtml
index ee7e718656e..17e708b2534 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/harvestclients.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/harvestclients.xhtml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                                         <p>
                                             <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['harvestclients.noClients.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                                 <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                             </h:outputFormat>
                                         </p>
                                     </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/harvestsets.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/harvestsets.xhtml
index b7c87a19499..c3a5db04df5 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/harvestsets.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/harvestsets.xhtml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                                         <p>
                                             <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['harvestserver.noSets.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                                 <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                             </h:outputFormat>
                                         </p>
                                     </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/loginpage.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/loginpage.xhtml
index 91e2b700a42..72694fbd184 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/loginpage.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/loginpage.xhtml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
                                         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"/>
                                         <h:outputFormat value=" #{bundle['login.institution.blurb']} " escape="false">
                                             <f:param value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                         </h:outputFormat>
                                         <h:outputText value="#{bundle['login.institution.support.beforeLink']} " />
                                         <p:commandLink value="#{bundle['contact.support']}" oncomplete="PF('contactForm').show()" update=":contactDialog" actionListener="#{sendFeedbackDialog.initUserInput}">
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/manage-groups.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/manage-groups.xhtml
index 116ebc76212..77a6440d11f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/manage-groups.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/manage-groups.xhtml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                                 <p>
                                     <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataverse.manageGroups.noGroups.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                         <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                        <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                        <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                     </h:outputFormat>
                                 </p>
                             </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/manage-guestbooks.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/manage-guestbooks.xhtml
index e06bfd1f30b..9c9d373fa4a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/manage-guestbooks.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/manage-guestbooks.xhtml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                                 <p>
                                     <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataset.manageGuestbooks.noGuestbooks.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                         <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                        <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                        <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                     </h:outputFormat>
                                 </p>
                             </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/manage-templates.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/manage-templates.xhtml
index 73a58d7ffc4..fb91d5a9fa1 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/manage-templates.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/manage-templates.xhtml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                                 <p>
                                     <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataset.manageTemplates.noTemplates.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                         <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                        <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                        <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                     </h:outputFormat>
                                 </p>
                             </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/search-include-fragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/search-include-fragment.xhtml
index 40e689c9869..0ce7a5e31db 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/search-include-fragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/search-include-fragment.xhtml
@@ -243,14 +243,14 @@
                         <!--SEARCH ZERO COUNTS-->
                         <p><h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataverse.results.empty.zero']}" escape="false">
                                 <f:param value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                             </h:outputFormat></p>
                     </ui:fragment>
                     <ui:fragment rendered="#{SearchIncludeFragment.facetCountDataverses gt 0 or SearchIncludeFragment.facetCountDatasets gt 0 or SearchIncludeFragment.facetCountFiles gt 0}">
                         <!--SEARCH HIDDEN-->
                         <p><h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataverse.results.empty.hidden']}" escape="false">
                                 <f:param value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                             </h:outputFormat></p>
                     </ui:fragment>
                     <ui:fragment rendered="#{SearchIncludeFragment.errorFromSolr != null}">
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
                         <p>
                             <h:outputFormat value="#{dataverseRedirectPage == 'dataverseuser.xhtml' ? bundle['account.results.empty.browse.loggedin.perms.zero'] : bundle['dataverse.results.empty.browse.loggedin.perms.zero']}" escape="false">
                                 <f:param value="#{settingsWrapper.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                             </h:outputFormat>
                         </p>
                     </ui:fragment>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/themeAndWidgetsFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/themeAndWidgetsFragment.xhtml
index 8fb2bb08c3f..8f0bcb8d5f9 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/themeAndWidgetsFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/themeAndWidgetsFragment.xhtml
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@
                             <li>
                                 <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataverse.widgets.notPublished.how.tip3']}" escape="false">
                                     <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                    <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                    <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                                 </h:outputFormat>
                             </li>
                         </ul>
                         <p>
                             <h:outputFormat value="#{bundle['dataverse.widgets.notPublished.getStarted']}" escape="false">
                                 <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                                <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                             </h:outputFormat>
                         </p>
                     </div>
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
                     <p class="help-block"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"/> 
                         <h:outputFormat value=" #{bundle['dataverse.widgets.tip']}" escape="false">
                             <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesBaseUrl}"/>
-                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.version}"/>
+                            <f:param value="#{systemConfig.guidesVersion}"/>
                         </h:outputFormat>
                     </p>
                     <div>