diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4b740ad379..fa42dccf42 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # major, minor, and release are generally combined in the form
 # <major>.<minor>.<release>.
 
-major=4
+major=5
 minor=0
 release=0