diff --git a/src/.nwm_version b/src/.nwm_version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..861668947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.nwm_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v3.1
diff --git a/src/.version b/src/.version
index ee80415e1..6ae910b36 100644
--- a/src/.version
+++ b/src/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v5.2.0
+v5.4.0