diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 46aab5f2573ad4e07f94afe88731e5384182db2e..efb8b44828a215389a9d71fe7db9ac6aabdd752a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-14.8.0-pre
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+14.9.0-pre
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