diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5367c5b094..5ce809a8aa 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-VERSION="2.9.8"
+VERSION="2.10.0"
 
-VERSION_SUFFIX=
+VERSION_SUFFIX=-preview.1
 
 VERSION_FULL="${VERSION}${VERSION_SUFFIX}"