diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2f235b5fc59adf2a2d9aff5c5f1161b30d30a8a1..f5379496537f27931b59c2b64c456f7e849d8845 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.2
+RELEASE 5.2.1