diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bec8c8317644da6b35cd0c5dd7ab999c53deabc3..98a44da8d8f1180f6bac75538c459d11c001af2c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.0.8
+RELEASE 5.0.9