diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a2264f05f500e20edac8133bf7b800dc35bc37bd..8d0676ff07ba5372063bb36af9529a8d976c16ad 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.0.pre
+8.3.0.pre