diff --git a/hw/ip/hmac/data/hmac.hjson b/hw/ip/hmac/data/hmac.hjson
index 15585b13c22dd..102148988f519 100644
--- a/hw/ip/hmac/data/hmac.hjson
+++ b/hw/ip/hmac/data/hmac.hjson
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       version:            "2.0.1",
       life_stage:         "L1",
       design_stage:       "D3",
-      verification_stage: "V2S",
+      verification_stage: "V3",
       dif_stage:          "S0",
       notes:              "",
     }