diff --git a/libra/api/controllers/load_balancers.py b/libra/api/controllers/load_balancers.py
index 3db2d98b..c4d6f9da 100644
--- a/libra/api/controllers/load_balancers.py
+++ b/libra/api/controllers/load_balancers.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class LoadBalancersController(RestController):
 
             if not load_balancers:
                 response.status = 400
+                session.rollback()
                 return dict(status=400, message="load balancer not found")
 
             load_balancers = load_balancers._asdict()
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ class LoadBalancersController(RestController):
                 del node['enabled']
                 load_balancers['nodes'].append(node)
 
+        session.commit()
         response.status = 200
         return load_balancers
 
diff --git a/libra/api/controllers/nodes.py b/libra/api/controllers/nodes.py
index b959c04f..acd2ccf2 100644
--- a/libra/api/controllers/nodes.py
+++ b/libra/api/controllers/nodes.py
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ class NodesController(RestController):
                 first()
 
         if node_response is None:
+            session.rollback()
             response.status = 400
             return dict(status=400, message='node not found')
         else:
+            session.commit()
             response.status = 200
             return node_response
 
diff --git a/libra/api/controllers/root.py b/libra/api/controllers/root.py
index e6179091..a1bacbec 100644
--- a/libra/api/controllers/root.py
+++ b/libra/api/controllers/root.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 from pecan import expose, response
-from load_balancers import LoadBalancersController
+from v1 import V1Controller
 from libra.api.model.responses import Responses
 
 
@@ -28,33 +28,19 @@ class RootController(object):
         response.status = 404
         return Responses._default
 
+    @expose()
+    def _lookup(self, primary_key, *remainder):
+        if primary_key == 'v1.1':
+            return V1Controller(), remainder
+        else:
+            response.status = 404
+            return Responses._default
+
     @expose('json')
     def notfound(self):
         return Responses._default
 
     @expose('json')
-    def protocols(self):
-        """Lists all supported load balancing protocols.
-
-        Url:
-           GET /protocols
-
-        Returns: dict
-        """
+    def index(self):
         response.status = 200
-        return Responses.protocols
-
-    @expose('json')
-    def algorithms(self):
-        """List all supported load balancing algorithms.
-
-        Url:
-           GET /algorithms
-
-        Returns: dict
-        """
-        response.status = 200
-        return Responses.algorithms
-
-    #pecan uses this controller class for urls that start with /loadbalancers
-    loadbalancers = LoadBalancersController()
+        return Responses.versions
diff --git a/libra/api/controllers/v1.py b/libra/api/controllers/v1.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8045224f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libra/api/controllers/v1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+# Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from pecan import expose, response
+from load_balancers import LoadBalancersController
+from libra.api.model.responses import Responses
+
+
+class V1Controller(object):
+    """v1 control object."""
+
+    @expose('json')
+    def index(self):
+        response.status = 200
+        return Responses.versions
+
+    @expose('json')
+    def protocols(self):
+        """Lists all supported load balancing protocols.
+
+        Url:
+           GET /protocols
+
+        Returns: dict
+        """
+        response.status = 200
+        return Responses.protocols
+
+    @expose('json')
+    def algorithms(self):
+        """List all supported load balancing algorithms.
+
+        Url:
+           GET /algorithms
+
+        Returns: dict
+        """
+        response.status = 200
+        return Responses.algorithms
+
+    #pecan uses this controller class for urls that start with /loadbalancers
+    loadbalancers = LoadBalancersController()
diff --git a/libra/api/model/responses.py b/libra/api/model/responses.py
index adafda5e..c8d1a79a 100644
--- a/libra/api/model/responses.py
+++ b/libra/api/model/responses.py
@@ -54,6 +54,40 @@ class Responses(object):
         ]
     }
 
+    versions = {
+        "versions": [
+            {
+                "id": "v1.1",
+                "updated": "2012-12-18T18:30:02.25Z",
+                "status": "CURRENT",
+                "links": [
+                    {
+                        "rel": "self",
+                        "href": "http://wiki.openstack.org/Atlas-LB"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    v1_1 = {
+        "version": {
+            "id": "v1.1",
+            "updated": "2012-12-18T18:30:02.25Z",
+            "status": "CURRENT",
+            "links": [
+                {
+                    "rel": "self",
+                    "href": "http://wiki.openstack.org/Atlas-LB"
+                }
+            ],
+            "media-types": [
+                {
+                    "base": "application/json"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    }
     """class LoadBalancers
     grouping of lb responses
     """
diff --git a/libra/api/tests/test_functional.py b/libra/api/tests/test_functional.py
index 43d64e34..c4970d13 100644
--- a/libra/api/tests/test_functional.py
+++ b/libra/api/tests/test_functional.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TestRootController(FunctionalTest):
 
     def test_get(self):
         response = self.app.get('/', expect_errors=True)
-        assert response.status_int == 404
+        assert response.status_int == 200
 
     def test_search(self):
 #       Lets get post sorted before enabling this