diff --git a/core/application/src/env.rs b/core/application/src/env.rs
index 4d933c3ba..59ff24ca7 100644
--- a/core/application/src/env.rs
+++ b/core/application/src/env.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Env<UpdatePerm> {
 
                 let mut db_path = db_path.to_path_buf();
 
-                db_path.push("-v2");
+                db_path.push("-v3");
 
                 let mut db_options = if let Some(db_options) = config.db_options.as_ref() {
                     let (options, _) = Options::load_latest(
diff --git a/core/consensus/src/consensus.rs b/core/consensus/src/consensus.rs
index 6564becdb..6774bcb5e 100644
--- a/core/consensus/src/consensus.rs
+++ b/core/consensus/src/consensus.rs
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ impl<C: Collection> ConsensusInterface<C> for Consensus<C> {
 
         let mut store_path = config.store_path.clone();
 
-        store_path.push("-v2");
+        store_path.push("-v3");
 
         let epoch_state = EpochState::new(
             query_runner,