diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9a6f19745711e37433514fad4f79d2d5dba52c29..24f0dc3141e91b296d076426c2ccb9e7a23ef489 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.4.0.beta1
+6.5.0.pre