diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1402b171e4..4b7b0735d2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # major, minor, and release are generally combined in the form
 # <major>.<minor>.<release>.
 
-major=2
+major=3
 minor=0
 release=0