diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ab8884ed9bc42f8ff87a3d808825c2680f4f0a5d..f36c350403e540a06e4533a3f318b5c1d5877eb1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.3.0.pre
+7.3.0.rc1