diff --git a/lib/mail/version.rb b/lib/mail/version.rb
index 489d9d099..cb1c81f10 100644
--- a/lib/mail/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mail/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module VERSION
     MAJOR = 2
     MINOR = 8
     PATCH = 0
-    BUILD = 'rc2'
+    BUILD = 'rc3'
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, BUILD].compact.join('.')