diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 610d619cfcbab1932f30e3523d75d5a82b0fefed..20f1d546bd32f21051203b367f287e2f96c8d2c5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.49.0
+8.50.0