diff --git a/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp b/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp
index 0880c3b10..e67ccd793 100644
--- a/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp
+++ b/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp
@@ -4981,6 +4981,20 @@ ADD COLUMN `min_expansion` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1 AFTER `description`,
 ADD COLUMN `max_expansion` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1 AFTER `min_expansion`,
 ADD COLUMN `content_flags` varchar(100) CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL AFTER `max_expansion`,
 ADD COLUMN `content_flags_disabled` varchar(100) CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL AFTER `content_flags`;
+)"
+	},
+	ManifestEntry{
+		.version = 9240,
+		.description = "2023_10_29_variables_id.sql",
+		.check = "SHOW COLUMNS FROM `variables` LIKE 'id'",
+		.condition = "empty",
+		.match = "",
+		.sql = R"(
+ALTER TABLE `variables`
+ADD COLUMN `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT FIRST,
+DROP PRIMARY KEY,
+ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`) USING BTREE,
+ADD UNIQUE INDEX(`varname`);
 )"
 	},
 
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index 79aa0f70c..1badce492 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * Manifest: https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/blob/master/utils/sql/db_update_manifest.txt
  */
 
-#define CURRENT_BINARY_DATABASE_VERSION 9239
+#define CURRENT_BINARY_DATABASE_VERSION 9240
 
 #define CURRENT_BINARY_BOTS_DATABASE_VERSION 9040