diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 09e99c78796..91cf64aeecf 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 // @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 // +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-3.4.11
+3.5.0-RC1