diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c88af0ef62cccfe6143f1cb484a80d06224468d0..af1b57ff6780a2358fba08815ce320c827a1b011 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.2-beta1
+1.5.2-rc1