diff --git a/kadmos/cmdows/cmdows.py b/kadmos/cmdows/cmdows.py
index ca865af5d3e22bedf64961c12dcc9980fd8e97d5..758e41e6034ec2f24fcbd3a025d28819f5e52637 100644
--- a/kadmos/cmdows/cmdows.py
+++ b/kadmos/cmdows/cmdows.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class CMDOWS(object):
     # ----------------------------------------- #
     #       Add / change file functions         #
     # ----------------------------------------- #
-    def add_header(self, creator, description, timestamp=None, fileVersion="0.0"):
+    def add_header(self, creator, description, timestamp=None, fileVersion="0.0", cmdowsVersion="0.7"):
         """Method to add a header to a CMDOWS file."""
 
         # Assert header element exists
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class CMDOWS(object):
         el.add("description", description)
         el.add("timestamp", str(datetime.now()) if timestamp is None else timestamp)
         el.add("fileVersion", fileVersion)
-        el.add("cmdowsVersion", self.version())
+        el.add("cmdowsVersion", cmdowsVersion)
         return
 
     def add_contact(self, name, email, uid, company=None, department=None, function=None, address=None, telephone=None, country=None, roles=None):
@@ -436,8 +436,9 @@ class CMDOWS(object):
         performance_info_element.add('run_time', run_time, only_add_if_valued=True, camel_case_conversion=True)
         parent_element.append(performance_info_element)
 
-        self.add_dc_verification(dc_uid, verification['method'], verification['verifier'], verification['result'],
-                                 verification['date'], verification['version'])
+        if verification:
+            self.add_dc_verification(dc_uid, verification['method'], verification['verifier'], verification['result'],
+                                     verification['date'], verification['version'])
         return
 
     def add_dc_verification(self, dc_uid, method, verifier, result, date, version):
@@ -499,7 +500,22 @@ class CMDOWS(object):
 
     def add_new_parameters_from_element(self, parameters_element):
         """Method to add the new parameters based on a parameters element."""
-        # TODO: Create this function...
+
+        # First ensure a parameters XPath
+        el = self.ensure_abs_xpath('/cmdows/parameters')
+
+        # Determine the list of existing parameters
+        existing_parameters = []
+        for child in el.iterchildren():
+            assert child.attrib['uID'], 'Attribute uID is missing for parameter element.'
+            existing_parameters.append(child.attrib['uID'])
+
+        # For each element in the parameters_element determine whether it's new, and then add it (or not)
+        for new_child in parameters_element.iterchildren():
+            assert new_child.attrib['uID'], 'Attribute uID is missing for new parameter element.'
+            new_child_uid = new_child.attrib['uID']
+            if new_child_uid not in existing_parameters:
+                el.append(new_child)
         return
 
     def add_actor(self, contact_uid, role):