diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 6cacc35b8..fd98dd5fd 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.3rc2
+current_version = 0.8.3rc3
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)((?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<candidate>\d+))?
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5d3fb2b9..3e9babee4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ at anytime.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.8.3rc3] - 2017-02-14
+
 ## [0.8.3rc2] - 2017-02-13
 
 ## [0.8.3rc1] - 2017-02-13
diff --git a/lbrynet/__init__.py b/lbrynet/__init__.py
index da388673c..90eae59b6 100644
--- a/lbrynet/__init__.py
+++ b/lbrynet/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-__version__ = "0.8.3rc2"
+__version__ = "0.8.3rc3"
 version = tuple(__version__.split('.'))
 
 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu/lbry.desktop b/packaging/ubuntu/lbry.desktop
index 3d8fe254c..a4336a57d 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu/lbry.desktop
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu/lbry.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Version=0.8.3rc2
+Version=0.8.3rc3
 Name=LBRY
 Comment=The world's first user-owned content marketplace
 Icon=lbry