diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1889f4c8aff..3c7056de633 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=5
 MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=5
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=29
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=30
 MYSQL_VERSION_EXTRA=