diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 803e4a4f3727286c3093c63870c2b6524d30ec4f..9f1dc66617e5d5298b999d850dda37b2a76b032a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.0.beta1
+5.2.0.rc1