diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8a9ecc2ea99d607e92feae1656ddbf6fdd82a2c1..baa3488e29cdd3cfb2de8b7f4ac50cdcb23f8ccb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.1
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+0.5.0-alpha
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