diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 45d114a2138ffe715b33d32f0154797e6a2e06ea..cd2f4225b460d59ece598703f3f51e5b9798f551 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-alpha1
+1.6.0-alpha2