diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2afb3a3d2e3e5b7c6a75d38884552537655cfc22..cd9cb7b8069c928cf2a1ee591425de066a88a92d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.9-rc2
+0.1.9-rc3