diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd2f4225b460d59ece598703f3f51e5b9798f551..066a4f1c229cc9027ba41c4fde57fc0fc304836f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-alpha2
+1.6.0-alpha3