In　the　development　of　the　large-scale　software　system,　how　to　test　if　the　system　is　reliable　and　meet　the　expected　goal　is　an　indispensable　step.　Test　becomes　the　core　of　software　quality　assurance.　As　the　core　of　test,　the　importance　of　test　case　is　beyond　doubt.　Because　it　is　need　to　modify　test　cases　frequently,　and　add　new　test　cases　in　the　different　stages　of　test　(unit　test,　integration　test,　and　system　test),　a　large　number　of　different　versions　of　test　cases　formed.　Faced　so　many　wide　variety　of　test　cases　and　their　versions　in　the　process　of　test,　if　there　is　no　effective　version　management,　a　series　of　difficult　issues　will　come　up,　such　as　the　lack　of　version　management,　which　is　difficult　to　ensure　the　schedule　and　consistency　of　test;　the　redundancy　of　test　versions,　which　may　cause　the　risk　of　misuse;　the　lack　of　the　traceability　of　test　cases.　Most　developers　and　testers　usually　use　the　manual　way　or　traditional　tools　for　configuration　management,　which　waste　a　lot　of　manpower　and　time.　However,　the　effect　is　not　so　satisfying.　Therefore,　the　paper　proposes　a　method　of　version　management　for　test　case,　which　based　on　the　theory　of　software　engineering　configuration　management　and　version　management,　takes　test　case　as　the　object　of　management　and　control,　to　strengthen　the　identification　and　track　of　the　different　versions　of　test　cases　in　software　development　and　test　and　record　the　development　history　for　each　configuration　item.　It　ensures　that　the　traceability　between　versions　and　the　test　process　can　be　retrospective.　©　2012　Springer-Verlag　London　Limited.