diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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index 2228cad4..00000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.6.7
diff --git a/VERSION.yml b/VERSION.yml
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index 00000000..09665002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--- 
+:major: 0
+:patch: 8
+:minor: 6