diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f0bb29e76388856b273698ae6064b0380ce5e5d2..81ccd3a0c7227338b1d0395b063b687b6ba618b8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0
+1.3.1-beta1