diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a5510516948f37ef18bbb69d8edcb8a2c2e9ba7e..716e0e23aefb8bc6b2d52b1443da7b6d9edca9af 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.15.0
+0.15.1-alpha1