diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bcba69d0a4c6d4b726bcebd2f2a68d785bf42738..dc1e644a1014338ad0ca67b5c0bfbd2402e761ee 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-rc2
+1.6.0