diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
index 29061dcd..9607070e 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ def main():
                 host_collection.pop(vm.qid)
             continue
 
+        try:
+            vm.create_appmenus(verbose=True)
+        except Exception as err:
+            print "ERROR during appmenu restore: {0}".format(err)
+            print "*** VM '{0}' will not have appmenus".format(vm.name)
+
     # ... then NetVMs...
     for vm in [ vm for vm in vms_to_restore if vm.is_netvm()]:
 
diff --git a/version_dom0 b/version_dom0
index d2fda6f3..a92834b0 100644
--- a/version_dom0
+++ b/version_dom0
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.23
+1.6.25
diff --git a/version_vm b/version_vm
index c45801eb..a92834b0 100644
--- a/version_vm
+++ b/version_vm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.20
+1.6.25