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Here's a patch (only includes the en.yml update):

Index: app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
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--- app/controllers/projects_controller.rb    (revision 1118)
+++ app/controllers/projects_controller.rb    (working copy)
@@ -262,9 +262,13 @@
   def add_file
     if request.post?
       @version = @project.versions.find_by_id(params[:version_id])
+      if @version == nil
+        flash[:error] = l(:error_need_version_to_upload_file)
+      else
       attachments = attach_files(@version, params[:attachments])
       Mailer.deliver_attachments_added(attachments) if !attachments.empty? && Setting.notified_events.include?('file_added')
       redirect_to :controller => 'projects', :action => 'list_files', :id => @project
+      end
     end
     @versions = @project.versions.sort
   end
Index: lang/en.yml
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--- lang/en.yml    (revision 1118)
+++ lang/en.yml    (working copy)
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 error_can_t_load_default_data: "Default configuration could not be loaded: %s" 
 error_scm_not_found: "Entry and/or revision doesn't exist in the repository." 
 error_scm_command_failed: "An error occurred when trying to access the repository: %s" 
+error_need_version_to_upload_file: "Version is required.  Create a Version if one doesn't exist." 

This (still) works works for current trunk (0.8.0-RC1) and looks like the desired fix for issue #1053 if the design isn't going to be modified...