diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2e294955b2d784a8602dc3f8d2074bf89d104242..af15a3e3f3d7375ee2ef002f95c96d35e868c846 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0_pre0
+3.0.0_pre1