diff --git a/etc/bashrc b/etc/bashrc
index 65d0c2d79..65e898362 100644
--- a/etc/bashrc
+++ b/etc/bashrc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export WM_PROJECT=OpenFOAM
-export WM_PROJECT_VERSION=5.0
+export WM_PROJECT_VERSION=5.x
 
 ################################################################################
 # USER EDITABLE PART: Changes made here may be lost with the next upgrade
diff --git a/etc/cshrc b/etc/cshrc
index ecfc81424..c27073899 100644
--- a/etc/cshrc
+++ b/etc/cshrc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 setenv WM_PROJECT OpenFOAM
-setenv WM_PROJECT_VERSION 5.0
+setenv WM_PROJECT_VERSION 5.x
 
 ################################################################################
 # USER EDITABLE PART: Changes made here may be lost with the next upgrade