diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 08949094d86bd045d5f5f0fd04d2bca1f13d83f1..fc7aee094a9e62b5704dcc81642ce5b96153c445 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.2.2
+RELEASE 5.2.3