diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index be23c04bf4c2b8c94c15fa840fa73fe9fff79eed..2554e8ae98ff370ece00c95c0a6a84f42c78e2d9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.36.0
+8.37.0