diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 066a4f1c229cc9027ba41c4fde57fc0fc304836f..2599bfc33a58376661c3646b24349f2ca06d5034 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-alpha3
+1.5.4-beta1