diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2e45d00c582796b00730346b93af47764bcc5ffd..cc3a17b94753fe61b59c0b5c7522de7f1a432383 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.0.0.pre
+7.0.0.rc1