diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e70b4523ae7ffe8aa3cac8ecd1b093fba5a98737..24ba9a38de68d00674ec97b283a967699716b9f4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.0
+2.7.0