diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 197c4d5c2d7c724b4cd0048f4e3574bb3fa5c8db..437459cd94c9fa59d82c61c0bc8aa36e293b735e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.0
+2.5.0