diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 119dca58f582b7..ca2cdc7bd5e30c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 2
 VERSION_MINOR = 7
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = rc5