diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 55c7df78a033ad163403e7ebca2850f85d43cb05..f2465d926f0849fb37e2f999a785d5396644203d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-alpha4
+1.6.0-beta1