diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7b7e68c163ec22f0a8e9bffd5615274de3248f21..610d619cfcbab1932f30e3523d75d5a82b0fefed 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.48.0
+8.49.0