diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8ad12aeca8e751fd65869b7d0ce82a16f2bba869..0dc8edd97aeb80adb174bd8cd6ac17ac81b56105 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3-rc2
+0.2.3-rc3