diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepo.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepo.java
index 256e5407c9..53d67ed21b 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepo.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepo.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ abstract class RdbmsCentralRepo implements CentralRepository {
     static final String SCHEMA_MINOR_VERSION_KEY = "SCHEMA_MINOR_VERSION";
     static final String CREATION_SCHEMA_MAJOR_VERSION_KEY = "CREATION_SCHEMA_MAJOR_VERSION";
     static final String CREATION_SCHEMA_MINOR_VERSION_KEY = "CREATION_SCHEMA_MINOR_VERSION";
-    static final CaseDbSchemaVersionNumber SOFTWARE_CR_DB_SCHEMA_VERSION = new CaseDbSchemaVersionNumber(1, 4);
+    static final CaseDbSchemaVersionNumber SOFTWARE_CR_DB_SCHEMA_VERSION = new CaseDbSchemaVersionNumber(1, 5);
 
     protected final List<CorrelationAttributeInstance.Type> defaultCorrelationTypes;
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepoFactory.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepoFactory.java
index c01d3ee4e4..e56dae287d 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepoFactory.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/RdbmsCentralRepoFactory.java
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ public class RdbmsCentralRepoFactory {
                         stmt.execute(String.format(getReferenceTypeValueKnownstatusIndexTemplate(), reference_type_dbname, reference_type_dbname));
                     }
                 }
-                // @TODO: uncomment this when ready to create Persona tables.
-                //createPersonaTables(stmt);
+                // create Persona tables.
+                createPersonaTables(stmt);
             } catch (SQLException ex) {
                 LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error initializing db schema.", ex); // NON-NLS
                 return false;
@@ -199,10 +199,9 @@ public class RdbmsCentralRepoFactory {
             }
 
             result = CentralRepoDbUtil.insertDefaultCorrelationTypes(conn)
-                    && CentralRepoDbUtil.insertDefaultOrganization(conn) &&
-                    RdbmsCentralRepoFactory.insertDefaultAccountsTablesContent(conn, selectedPlatform );
-                    // @TODO: uncomment when ready to create/populate persona tables
-                   // && insertDefaultPersonaTablesContent(conn);
+                    && CentralRepoDbUtil.insertDefaultOrganization(conn) 
+                    && RdbmsCentralRepoFactory.insertDefaultAccountsTablesContent(conn, selectedPlatform )
+                    && insertDefaultPersonaTablesContent(conn, selectedPlatform);
 
         } catch (SQLException ex) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, String.format("Failed to populate default data in CR tables."), ex);