diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fce5e0530c3d6f896325f27f0b02f920a12f3882..bcba69d0a4c6d4b726bcebd2f2a68d785bf42738 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-rc1
+1.6.0-rc2