diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7da4acfd985403018c9d161c1bd8243b4112576e..83d109c100ea4974384874f2e84ac9dfe3fb9021 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-13.3.0-rc42
+13.3.0-rc43