diff --git a/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecs/2021/v1/GEMSpecs.xml b/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecs/2021/v1/GEMSpecs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..36e08b6c0abe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecs/2021/v1/GEMSpecs.xml
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diff --git a/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/v4x/GEMSpecs.xml b/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecs/2021/v2/GEMSpecs.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/v4x/GEMSpecs.xml
rename to Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecs/2021/v2/GEMSpecs.xml
diff --git a/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecsFilter/2021/v1/GEMSpecsFilter.xml b/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecsFilter/2021/v1/GEMSpecsFilter.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..67d45b6b30ae6
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/v4x/GEMSpecsFilter.xml b/Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecsFilter/2021/v2/GEMSpecsFilter.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/v4x/GEMSpecsFilter.xml
rename to Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecsFilter/2021/v2/GEMSpecsFilter.xml
diff --git a/Geometry/MuonCommonData/python/testExtendedGeometry2021XML_cfi.py b/Geometry/MuonCommonData/python/testExtendedGeometry2021XML_cfi.py
index b5a091a4bea91..fa847a00f35f8 100644
--- a/Geometry/MuonCommonData/python/testExtendedGeometry2021XML_cfi.py
+++ b/Geometry/MuonCommonData/python/testExtendedGeometry2021XML_cfi.py
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'Geometry/CSCGeometryBuilder/data/cscSpecsFilter.xml',
'Geometry/CSCGeometryBuilder/data/cscSpecs.xml',
'Geometry/RPCGeometryBuilder/data/RPCSpecs.xml',
- 'Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/v4x/GEMSpecsFilter.xml',
- 'Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/v4x/GEMSpecs.xml',
+ 'Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecsFilter/2021/v2/GEMSpecsFilter.xml',
+ 'Geometry/GEMGeometryBuilder/data/GEMSpecs/2021/v2/GEMSpecs.xml',
'Geometry/ForwardCommonData/data/brmsens.xml',
'Geometry/ForwardSimData/data/totemsensT2/2021/totemsensT2.xml',
'Geometry/ForwardSimData/data/zdcsens.xml',