diff --git a/source/maintenance-plan/stored-procedures/dbo.usp_mpDatabaseBackup.sql b/source/maintenance-plan/stored-procedures/dbo.usp_mpDatabaseBackup.sql
index 72f50ab..472ed03 100644
--- a/source/maintenance-plan/stored-procedures/dbo.usp_mpDatabaseBackup.sql
+++ b/source/maintenance-plan/stored-procedures/dbo.usp_mpDatabaseBackup.sql
@@ -490,8 +490,7 @@ IF @flgActions & 4 = 4
 	
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 SET @maxPATHLength = 259
---as XP is not yet available on Linux, custom folder structure creation won't be possible
-IF NOT (@serverVersionNum >= 14 AND @hostPlatform='linux' ) AND NOT (@backupToURL=1)
+IF NOT (@backupToURL=1)
 	begin
 		--create destination path: <@backupLocation>\@sqlServerName\@dbName
 		IF RIGHT(@backupLocation, 1)<>'\' SET @backupLocation = @backupLocation + N'\'
diff --git a/source/release-notes.md b/source/release-notes.md
index dfa6dd3..cdcb1d4 100644
--- a/source/release-notes.md
+++ b/source/release-notes.md
@@ -1029,3 +1029,6 @@
 * fix issues when destination database collation was different from the server one
 * health-check: fix table format on backup size details report section 
 * fix "Warning: Null value is eliminated by an aggregate or other SET operation." messages in the execution logs
+
+14.01.2021
+* maintenance-plan: fix backup directory creation when running under Linux
diff --git a/source/setup/install.bat b/source/setup/install.bat
index cbc96e8..8d46ab0 100644
--- a/source/setup/install.bat
+++ b/source/setup/install.bat
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ goto done
 
 
 :done
-sqlcmd.exe -S%server% %autentif% -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; UPDATE [dbo].[appConfigurations] SET [value] = N'2021.01.10' WHERE [module] = 'common' AND [name] = 'Application Version'" -d %dbname%  -b -r 1
+sqlcmd.exe -S%server% %autentif% -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; UPDATE [dbo].[appConfigurations] SET [value] = N'2021.01.14' WHERE [module] = 'common' AND [name] = 'Application Version'" -d %dbname%  -b -r 1
 if errorlevel 1 goto install_err  
 
 echo *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/source/setup/update.bat b/source/setup/update.bat
index 0c91a24..d76b126 100644
--- a/source/setup/update.bat
+++ b/source/setup/update.bat
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ if errorlevel 1 goto install_err
 
 
 :done
-sqlcmd.exe -S%server% %autentif% -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; UPDATE [dbo].[appConfigurations] SET [value] = N'2021.01.10' WHERE [module] = 'common' AND [name] = 'Application Version'" -d %dbname%  -b -r 1
+sqlcmd.exe -S%server% %autentif% -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; UPDATE [dbo].[appConfigurations] SET [value] = N'2021.01.14' WHERE [module] = 'common' AND [name] = 'Application Version'" -d %dbname%  -b -r 1
 if errorlevel 1 goto install_err  
 
 echo *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*