diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ecd9aafc2111000d89fcc34f953a958655583fe9..0b71362cc09f89a08ce3efe928ae2c08306a7966 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.5.0-pre
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+17.6.0-pre
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