diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a73b432544448dccf8814bfa830a722e78ba83c0..dc39e58d9605955ef5e3459a62858ed16b21fa41 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.2
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+1.6
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