diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2b26b8d213c0..f0ed37967c0c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.9
+1.5.10
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 5fb5eac87cb1..d59c325eb1b4 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package params
 import "fmt"
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1       // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 5       // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 9       // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "diff2" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1      // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 5      // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 10     // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "flux" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.