diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6abb2feb761c18dbcd83806417e261ef5a0c81d0..93e08413af4931200851d8ef5ff946680fbc9c35 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.5-rc2
+1.3.5-rc3