diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd45ef1f7c63d427359f21a23997b161738351e3..f2f0119e9b0882983d85dfef2c8e3977ee68fad2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.7.0-pre
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+17.7.0-rc42-ee
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