diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0062ac971805f7b700058db4bb0f5c5b771dda76..09b254e90c61ed28bb68a54752cf04f6a736a7d3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0
+6.0.0