diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 092ac0135383b7fa42d4b18956a4366566e4b907..5f7fd4289ff57e6fa593a60138a15d7735fe4f5e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-beta2
+1.6.0-beta3