diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f806727e4ba336680d87a69bde86ab2e994f62ef..9746b9fe0e4dfeb51d275769d0ea3dc65bed15b8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.0.beta
+6.0.0.rc1