diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6f8889d183a28a71263cb4f37deebb587a51f524..2b140aad7e6090b4d1f43ccee0d794e4cc5500b4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0-alpha2
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+1.0.0-alpha3
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