diff --git a/dat/history b/dat/history
index 242781643..fba67b7c6 100644
--- a/dat/history
+++ b/dat/history
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ been released as version 4.0.
 
 NetHack 5.0.0 was released on May 2, 2026.
 
-The source code for NetHack 5.0.0 was modified and modernized to be
-compliant with standard C99. The 5.0.0 release contained over 3100 fixes,
-changes, and updated features.
+The source code for NetHack 5.0.0 was modified and modernized to be compliant
+with the C99 standard. The 5.0.0 release contained over 3100 fixes,changes,
+and updated features.
 
 NetHack 5.0 was the first version to replace the lex and yacc level
 and dungeon compilers of past versions, with a new Lua interpreter-based
diff --git a/include/you.h b/include/you.h
index aaddf2111..d788046bf 100644
--- a/include/you.h
+++ b/include/you.h
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ struct you {
     short mcham;             /* vampire mndx if shapeshifted to bat/cloud */
     short umovement;         /* instead of youmonst.movement */
     schar uachieved[N_ACH];  /* list of achievements in the order attained */
+    struct monst *umonst;    /* for future conversion of &gy.youmonst to u.umonst */
 }; /* end of `struct you' */
 
 
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props b/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props
index 164cc760e..80ac3b7ab 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
-    <VERSION_MAJOR>3</VERSION_MAJOR>
-    <VERSION_MINOR>7</VERSION_MINOR>
+    <VERSION_MAJOR>5</VERSION_MAJOR>
+    <VERSION_MINOR>0</VERSION_MINOR>
     <PATCHLEVEL>0</PATCHLEVEL>
     <NETHACK_VERSION>$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR).$(PATCHLEVEL)</NETHACK_VERSION>
     <LUA_MAJOR_VERSION>5</LUA_MAJOR_VERSION>