diff --git a/projects/hip/VERSION b/projects/hip/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0db853aa34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/hip/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#HIP_VERSION_MAJOR
+5
+#HIP_VERSION_MINOR
+5
+#HIP_VERSION_PATCH
+0