diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5f7fd4289ff57e6fa593a60138a15d7735fe4f5e..fce5e0530c3d6f896325f27f0b02f920a12f3882 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-beta3
+1.6.0-rc1