diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0bfbd57387f6c30a5f671f68f737c442d442d629..872765e5f28545f268e3101f5cfb06b45f32f5ae 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.2
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+1.9
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