diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 80e78df6830f8bf4da6777e2ab28252afc8c7507..6661bd4dc46307052acada11fa63274854eec7a4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.5
+1.3.6-beta1