diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 96a429fe5ad8e6a94ffe7406654cea18f3478047..c88af0ef62cccfe6143f1cb484a80d06224468d0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.2-alpha2
+1.5.2-beta1