diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c8e38b614057b7e417c63fde44726a4143de9da0..10c2c0c3d62137a46deee939bc5e6ad677a518c5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.0
+2.10.0