diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f2465d926f0849fb37e2f999a785d5396644203d..092ac0135383b7fa42d4b18956a4366566e4b907 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-beta1
+1.6.0-beta2