diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9020358f083099a2f5830f7fe80f14b44054b511..43d1c2f7ee62a9d65b7c29708d7fc3c67bcc313b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.4.alpha
+RELEASE 6.0.alpha