diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 69bdf9fdd505ef34594f027af9dda551120f4b0e..78b6719e1d16487a985f35ad18c63fca506f6a7b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.1-rc4
+0.3.1-rc5