diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bbfa510e8..fd8528961 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 0
-VERSION_MINOR := 59
-VERSION_PATCH := 1
+VERSION_MINOR := 60
+VERSION_PATCH := 0