diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3de26da5c7683d4e2f84f66713a0351a77452fd1..6ace7ba28531b290f0b42cb412a00d249830d3c8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0-rc2
+1.2.0-rc3