diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
index dad7f1916a1..eb6797ed4dd 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * and keep comment above the defines.
  * Use STRINGIFY() rather than defining with quotes */
 #define BLENDER_VERSION         274
-#define BLENDER_SUBVERSION      0
+#define BLENDER_SUBVERSION      1
 /* Several breakages with 270, e.g. constraint deg vs rad */
 #define BLENDER_MINVERSION      270
 #define BLENDER_MINSUBVERSION   5
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_270.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_270.c
index ab5c8ace430..ee015fa5652 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_270.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_270.c
@@ -655,4 +655,16 @@ void blo_do_versions_270(FileData *fd, Library *UNUSED(lib), Main *main)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!MAIN_VERSION_ATLEAST(main, 274, 1)) {
+		/* particle systems need to be forced to redistribute for jitter mode fix */
+		{
+			Object *ob;
+			ParticleSystem *psys;
+			for (ob = main->object.first; ob; ob = ob->id.next) {
+				for (psys = ob->particlesystem.first; psys; psys = psys->next) {
+					psys->recalc |= PSYS_RECALC_RESET;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }