diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 84f65e78ad2d84df2c0a3a7600abf0175dd20618..03fb120afc31605a753107fea5892ff760d8f7d4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.0-beta2
+1.5.0-rc1