diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b0b21b5c53..0cb89bbe42 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // This just holds the version number, in a separate file so we can bump it without cluttering the SVN
 
-$wp_version = '2.0-RC2';
+$wp_version = '2.0-RC3';
 $wp_db_version = 3308;
 
 ?>