diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b433e2132..a2d728f69 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.5-rc0 10205000
+1.2.6-rc0 10206000
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 3b328f211..3b993447b 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ### Updated by release.sh ###
 project.versioning.major=1
 project.versioning.minor=2
-project.versioning.patch=5
+project.versioning.patch=6
 project.versioning.build=0
 project.versioning.type=rc
 #############################