diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2a07264c96bac6b5467cde0324087f390c7a5290..da7c54d31debfd4add668cecb750a5e47fd3d402 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.0.alpha-svn
+RELEASE 5.1.alpha-svn