diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 29e893ef3c..1bdaeb0512 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 3
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 99
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = 0
+EXTRAVERSION =