diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c1b6ce4c2a3b193252a8e88b2c36db2e16c040ce..4f28262446f90fa49d6ebf66749f7c747a839823 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.1-rc2
+0.3.1-rc3