diff --git a/src/dData.pas b/src/dData.pas
index 9d72d27..d6913c9 100644
--- a/src/dData.pas
+++ b/src/dData.pas
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ type
     function  GetMySQLLib : String;
     function  GetDebugLevel : Integer;
 
-    procedure CreateDBConnections;
+    procedure CreateDBConnections(const SkipLibraryVersionCheck : Boolean = False);
     procedure CreateViews;
     procedure PrepareBandDatabase;
     procedure PrepareDXClusterDatabase;
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ var
   c      : TConnectionName;
   MySQLVer : String;
   param    : String;
+  SkipLibraryVersionCheck : Boolean = False;
 begin
   InitCriticalSection(csPreviousQSO);
   cqrini       := nil;
@@ -1108,10 +1109,17 @@ begin
       Writeln('**************************')
     end;
 
-    if MySQLVer = '10.' then
-      MySQLVer := '5.6';
-    if MySQLVer = '10.1' then
-      MySQLVer := '5.7'
+    case MySQLVer of
+      '5.1', '5.2', '5.3', '5.4' : MySQLVer := '5.1';
+      '5.5' : MySQLVer := '5.5';
+      '5.6' : MySQLVer := '5.6';
+      '10.' : MySQLVer := '5.6';
+    else
+      // use latest available TMySQL component and disable library version check
+      // to allow yet unknown versions
+      MySQLVer                := '5.7';
+      SkipLibraryVersionCheck := True
+    end;
 
   except
     on E : Exception do
@@ -1132,10 +1140,14 @@ begin
   begin
     Writeln('**********************************');
     Writeln('MySQL version assigned: ',FloatToStr(fMySQLVersion));
+    if SkipLibraryVersionCheck then
+    begin
+      Writeln('No suitable TMySQL class for used MySQL client library available, library version check disabled');
+    end;
     Writeln('**********************************')
   end;
 
-  CreateDBConnections;
+  CreateDBConnections(SkipLibraryVersionCheck);
 
   MainCon.KeepConnection := True;
   MainCon.Transaction := trmQ;
@@ -4164,7 +4176,7 @@ begin
   end
 end;
 
-procedure TdmData.CreateDBConnections;
+procedure TdmData.CreateDBConnections(const SkipLibraryVersionCheck: Boolean = False);
 begin
   if fMySQLVersion < 5.5 then
   begin
@@ -4172,15 +4184,33 @@ begin
     BandMapCon   := TMySQL51Connection.Create(self);
     RbnMonCon    := TMySQL51Connection.Create(self);
     LogUploadCon := TMySQL51Connection.Create(self);
-    dbDXC        := TMySQL51Connection.Create(self)
+    dbDXC        := TMySQL51Connection.Create(self);
+
+    if SkipLibraryVersionCheck then
+    begin
+      TMySQL51Connection(MainCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck      := True;
+      TMySQL51Connection(BandMapCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck   := True;
+      TMySQL51Connection(RbnMonCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck    := True;
+      TMySQL51Connection(LogUploadCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck := True;
+      TMySQL51Connection(dbDXC).SkipLibraryVersionCheck        := True
+    end
   end
-  else  if fMySQLVersion < 5.6 then
+  else if fMySQLVersion < 5.6 then
   begin
     MainCon      := TMySQL55Connection.Create(self);
     BandMapCon   := TMySQL55Connection.Create(self);
     RbnMonCon    := TMySQL55Connection.Create(self);
     LogUploadCon := TMySQL55Connection.Create(self);
-    dbDXC        := TMySQL55Connection.Create(self)
+    dbDXC        := TMySQL55Connection.Create(self);
+
+    if SkipLibraryVersionCheck then
+    begin
+      TMySQL55Connection(MainCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck      := True;
+      TMySQL55Connection(BandMapCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck   := True;
+      TMySQL55Connection(RbnMonCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck    := True;
+      TMySQL55Connection(LogUploadCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck := True;
+      TMySQL55Connection(dbDXC).SkipLibraryVersionCheck        := True
+    end
   end
   else begin
     if fMySQLVersion < 5.7 then
@@ -4189,14 +4219,32 @@ begin
       BandMapCon   := TMySQL56Connection.Create(self);
       RbnMonCon    := TMySQL56Connection.Create(self);
       LogUploadCon := TMySQL56Connection.Create(self);
-      dbDXC        := TMySQL56Connection.Create(self)
+      dbDXC        := TMySQL56Connection.Create(self);
+
+      if SkipLibraryVersionCheck then
+      begin
+        TMySQL56Connection(MainCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck      := True;
+        TMySQL56Connection(BandMapCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck   := True;
+        TMySQL56Connection(RbnMonCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck    := True;
+        TMySQL56Connection(LogUploadCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck := True;
+        TMySQL56Connection(dbDXC).SkipLibraryVersionCheck        := True
+      end
     end
     else begin
       MainCon      := TMySQL57Connection.Create(self);
       BandMapCon   := TMySQL57Connection.Create(self);
       RbnMonCon    := TMySQL57Connection.Create(self);
       LogUploadCon := TMySQL57Connection.Create(self);
-      dbDXC        := TMySQL57Connection.Create(self)
+      dbDXC        := TMySQL57Connection.Create(self);
+
+      if SkipLibraryVersionCheck then
+      begin
+        TMySQL57Connection(MainCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck      := True;
+        TMySQL57Connection(BandMapCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck   := True;
+        TMySQL57Connection(RbnMonCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck    := True;
+        TMySQL57Connection(LogUploadCon).SkipLibraryVersionCheck := True;
+        TMySQL57Connection(dbDXC).SkipLibraryVersionCheck        := True
+      end
     end
   end
 end;