diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index da7c54d31debfd4add668cecb750a5e47fd3d402..4f6a9e1077edcedb47125dcb9118e1e1a04a4537 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.1.alpha-svn
+RELEASE 5.2.alpha-svn