Aperture 2.1.1 creating unwanted versions

When I apply adjustments to an image in Aperture 2.1.1, it creates a new and unwanted version of the master file even though I have the "create new versions when making adjustments" box unchecked in the prefs. This did not happen with earlier versions of Aperture, and I have no idea how to stop it.
Each new adjustment results in Aperture creating a new file with (#) appended to the file name. For example, if I change the black level point in 3057.jpg, Aperture will create a new file, 3057(1).jpg in the same folder. All of my master files are held in folders on my hard drive and referenced by Aperture, and the new unwanted version files are also being saved in there.
Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions about this? Am I the only one experiencing this problem? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

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