diff --git a/rake.d/po.rb b/rake.d/po.rb
index 4f5aa8157..61bc3b278 100644
--- a/rake.d/po.rb
+++ b/rake.d/po.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def replace_po_meta_info orig_metas, transifex_meta, key
   orig_metas.each { |meta| meta.gsub!(/"#{key}: \s+ .+? \\n"/x, "\"#{key}: #{new_value}\\n\"") }
 end
 
-def merge_po orig_items, updated_items
+def merge_po orig_items, updated_items, options = {}
   translated = Hash[ *updated_items.
     select { |item| item[:msgid] && item[:msgid].first && !item[:msgid].first.empty? && item[:msgstr] && !item[:msgstr].empty? && !item[:msgstr].first.empty? }.
     map    { |item| [ item[:msgid].first, item ] }.
@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@ def merge_po orig_items, updated_items
 
   # update_meta_info = true
 
-  if update_meta_info
-    orig_meta    = orig_items.first[:comments]
-    updated_meta = updated_items.first[:comments].join("")
+  return orig_items unless update_meta_info
 
-    %w{PO-Revision-Date Last-Translator Language-Team Plural-Forms}.each { |key| replace_po_meta_info orig_meta, updated_meta, key }
-  end
+  orig_meta          = orig_items.first[:comments]
+  updated_meta       = updated_items.first[:comments].join("")
+  headers_to_update  = %w{PO-Revision-Date Last-Translator Language-Team Plural-Forms}
+  headers_to_update += options[:headers_to_update] || []
+
+  headers_to_update.each { |key| replace_po_meta_info orig_meta, updated_meta, key }
 
   orig_items
 end
diff --git a/tools/development/update_translations.rb b/tools/development/update_translations.rb
index 756906336..06e202e68 100755
--- a/tools/development/update_translations.rb
+++ b/tools/development/update_translations.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module AddPo
     puts_qaction "merge", target
 
     updated_items = read_po file_name
-    merged_items  = merge_po orig_items, updated_items
+    merged_items  = merge_po orig_items, updated_items, :headers_to_update => %w{Project-Id-Version}
 
     write_po target, merged_items