diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 101179faa..c1b8e2516 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 0
-VERSION_MINOR := 60
-VERSION_PATCH := 5
+VERSION_MINOR := 61
+VERSION_PATCH := 0