diff --git a/sys/vms/Install.vms b/sys/vms/Install.vms
index 993ad4f50..057f73f9f 100644
--- a/sys/vms/Install.vms
+++ b/sys/vms/Install.vms
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-               Instructions for Building and Installing NetHack 3.6.3
+               Instructions for Building and Installing NetHack 3.7.0
                      on a VMS (aka OpenVMS) system
                =========================================
 
 0.  Please read this entire file before trying to build or install
     NetHack, then read it again!
 
-1.  NetHack 3.6 was built and tested on OpenVMS on both the Integrity
+1.  NetHack 3.7 was built and tested on OpenVMS on both the Integrity
     and Alpha platform using the HP C V7.3 for OpenVMS compiler.  While
     not tested, older versions of DEC C will most likely work as compatibility
     with older systems is a goal of the VMS porting team.   Unfortunatly,
@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@ Notes:
 
 0.  Version 3.5.x was never publicly released.
 
-1.  Save files and bones files from 3.4.x and earlier versions
-    will not work with 3.6.3, but save files and bones file from 3.6.0,
-    3.6.1, and 3.6.2 should work. The scoreboard file (RECORD) from 3.6.x
-    or 3.4.x or 3.3.x will work.
+1.  Save files and bones files from 3.6.x and earlier versions will not
+    work with 3.7.0. The scoreboard file (RECORD) from 3.6.x or 3.4.x or
+    3.3.x will work.
 
 2.  To specify user-preference options in your environment, define the
     logical name NETHACKOPTIONS to have the value of a quoted string
@@ -507,6 +506,6 @@ Notes:
 minimally updated 9-NOV-2015...
 and again 5-MAY-2019...
 
-# NetHack 3.6  Install.vms       $NHDT-Date: 1557701510 2019/05/12 22:51:50 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.15 $
+# NetHack 3.6  Install.vms       $NHDT-Date: 1557701798 2019/05/12 22:56:38 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.15 $
 # Copyright (c) 2003 by Robert Patrick Rankin
 # NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
diff --git a/sys/vms/Makefile.src b/sys/vms/Makefile.src
index 194a27fc8..679ecf540 100644
--- a/sys/vms/Makefile.src
+++ b/sys/vms/Makefile.src
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #	NetHack Makefile (VMS) - for building nethack itself.
-#	NetHack 3.6	Makefile.src	$NHDT-Date: 1557701517 2019/05/12 22:51:57 $	$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.36 $
+#	NetHack 3.6	Makefile.src	$NHDT-Date: 1557701798 2019/05/12 22:56:38 $	$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.36 $
 # Copyright (c) 2011 by Robert Patrick Rankin
 # NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ RANDOBJ = isaac64.obj,random.obj
 # Other things that have to be reconfigured are in vmsconf.h,
 # and config.h
 
-VERSION  = 3.6.3
+VERSION  = 3.7.0
 
 MAKEDEFS = $(UTL)makedefs.exe;
 
diff --git a/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com b/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com
index 6a9e50f36..788838ba2 100755
--- a/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com
+++ b/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 $ ! vms/vmsbuild.com -- compile and link NetHack 3.6.*			[pr]
-$	version_number = "3.6.3"
-$ ! $NHDT-Date: 1557701518 2019/05/12 22:51:58 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.23 $
+$	version_number = "3.7.0"
+$ ! $NHDT-Date: 1557701799 2019/05/12 22:56:39 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.23 $
 $ ! Copyright (c) 2018 by Robert Patrick Rankin
 $ ! NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
 $ !