diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts
index 0c05e54c77..b43017afb0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/security/roles.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ const EXTERNAL_BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS = [
   BUILTIN_IDS.PUBLIC,
 ]
 
-export const RoleVersion = {
+export const RoleIDVersion = {
   // original version, with a UUID based ID
-  VERSION_1: undefined,
+  UUID: undefined,
   // new version - with name based ID
-  VERSION_2: 2,
+  NAME: "name",
 }
 
 export class Role implements RoleDoc {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class Role implements RoleDoc {
   name: string
   permissionId: string
   inherits?: string
-  version?: number
+  version?: string
   permissions = {}
 
   constructor(id: string, name: string, permissionId: string) {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class Role implements RoleDoc {
     this.name = name
     this.permissionId = permissionId
     // version for managing the ID - removing the role_ when responding
-    this.version = RoleVersion.VERSION_2
+    this.version = RoleIDVersion.NAME
   }
 
   addInheritance(inherits: string) {
@@ -408,11 +408,11 @@ export function getDBRoleID(roleName: string) {
 /**
  * Remove the "role_" from builtin role IDs that have been written to the DB (for permissions).
  */
-export function getExternalRoleID(roleId: string, version?: number) {
+export function getExternalRoleID(roleId: string, version?: string) {
   // for built-in roles we want to remove the DB role ID element (role_)
   if (
     (roleId.startsWith(DocumentType.ROLE) && isBuiltin(roleId)) ||
-    version === RoleVersion.VERSION_2
+    version === RoleIDVersion.NAME
   ) {
     return roleId.split(`${DocumentType.ROLE}${SEPARATOR}`)[1]
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts
index ff8dd3609c..f772405846 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ async function updateRolesOnUserTable(
   db: Database,
   roleId: string,
   updateOption: string,
-  roleVersion?: number
+  roleVersion: string | undefined
 ) {
   const table = await db.get(InternalTables.USER_METADATA)
   const schema = table.schema
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async function updateRolesOnUserTable(
       updated = true
       const constraints = schema[prop].constraints
       const updatedRoleId =
-        roleVersion === roles.RoleVersion.VERSION_2
+        roleVersion === roles.RoleIDVersion.NAME
           ? roles.getExternalRoleID(roleId, roleVersion)
           : roleId
       const indexOf = constraints.inclusion.indexOf(updatedRoleId)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx) {
     isCreate = true
   }
   // version 2 roles need updated to add back role_
-  else if (version === roles.RoleVersion.VERSION_2) {
+  else if (version === roles.RoleIDVersion.NAME) {
     _id = generateRoleID(name)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/backups/exports.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/backups/exports.ts
index 3be8c64159..306918cf80 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/backups/exports.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/backups/exports.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import tar from "tar"
 
 const MemoryStream = require("memorystream")
 
-interface DBDumpOpts {
+export interface DBDumpOpts {
   filter?: any
   exportPath?: string
 }
 
-interface ExportOpts extends DBDumpOpts {
+export interface ExportOpts extends DBDumpOpts {
   tar?: boolean
   excludeRows?: boolean
   excludeLogs?: boolean
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ function tarFilesToTmp(tmpDir: string, files: string[]) {
  * a filter function or the name of the export.
  * @return {*} either a readable stream or a string
  */
-export async function exportDB(dbName: string, opts: DBDumpOpts = {}) {
+export async function exportDB(
+  dbName: string,
+  opts: DBDumpOpts = {}
+): Promise<DBDumpOpts> {
   const exportOpts = {
     filter: opts?.filter,
     batch_size: 1000,
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ export async function exportApp(appId: string, config?: ExportOpts) {
  * Streams a backup of the database state for an app
  * @param {string} appId The ID of the app which is to be backed up.
  * @param {boolean} excludeRows Flag to state whether the export should include data.
+ * @param {string} encryptPassword password for encrypting the export.
  * @returns {*} a readable stream of the backup which is written in real time
  */
 export async function streamExportApp({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
index fc8a2b3e98..24eb1522a7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ export function basicRole() {
     name: `NewRole_${utils.newid()}`,
     inherits: roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC,
     permissionId: permissions.BuiltinPermissionID.READ_ONLY,
-    version: 2,
+    version: "name",
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts
index 2167041b90..d126a67b16 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ export interface Role extends Document {
   permissionId: string
   inherits?: string
   permissions: { [key: string]: string[] }
-  version?: number
+  version?: string
 }