diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 322a3da73c4affa9c3f8cd354d5cb8da85ef2aa2..6f134147991b49f8849a7e5109ea00f15198d347 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0-rc4
+1.1.0-rc5