diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 40e4d7b095d1ebdb7666bc2b7e080e24504e7939..9c433fa672a3dff798e801050c4d5ac0fea8e4b1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.0-rc2
+0.3.0-rc3