diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8372573f0..b8065485a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ AS_CASE([$ENABLED_FIPS],
         ENABLED_FIPS="yes"
         # for dev, DEF_SP_MATH and DEF_FAST_MATH follow non-FIPS defaults (currently sp-math-all)
     ],
+    [v5-kcapi],[
+        FIPS_VERSION="v5-dev"
+        HAVE_FIPS_VERSION_MAJOR=5
+        HAVE_FIPS_VERSION_MINOR=3
+        HAVE_FIPS_VERSION_PATCH=0
+        ENABLED_FIPS="yes"
+        # for dev, DEF_SP_MATH and DEF_FAST_MATH follow non-FIPS defaults (currently sp-math-all)
+    ],
     [v6],[
         FIPS_VERSION="v6"
         HAVE_FIPS_VERSION=6