diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6fe535b5ba555de6abfff801d1b3c8b7064d49da..153e5876e5f805e3651a9872f0049f9176b74619 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-13.0.6
+13.1.0-rc42