diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c4ca98fdfe49b18b32f5be22dfb0bef8638f4690..c8e38b614057b7e417c63fde44726a4143de9da0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.95
+2.9.0