diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 31e5c843497c24df077777c05af122d8b3a60ddb..e2f7f89317bc217a5c58602daa3b2d3df5fa55b4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.3
+1.3.4-beta1