diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fc7aee094a9e62b5704dcc81642ce5b96153c445..b7d1ece750a7cfd6a221732f2a0164ca1e81fb01 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.2.3
+RELEASE 5.2.4