diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7b65f139cb2a88ee0afdc15e52c4a1073965ab94..027a8b7b3321de450a2602be95cfff28827c3704 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.4.0.rc1
+7.5.0.pre