diff --git a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
index 93486bb69..91f2d9596 100644
--- a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
+++ b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           rippled
-Version:        0.28.1-rc2
+Version:        0.28.1-rc3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Ripple peer-to-peer network daemon
 
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG b/doc/CHANGELOG
index c5acdf26c..94793030b 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ A list of rippled version numbers, and the Github pull requests they contain.
 0.28.1-b8: Includes pulls 988, 1009, 1014, 1019, 1029, 1031, 1033, 1034 and 1035.
 0.28.1-b9: Includes pulls 1026, 1030, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1040, and 1041.
 0.28.1-rc2: Includes pulls 1044
-
+0.28.1-rc3: Includes pulls 1052 and 1055.
diff --git a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp
index 342a48230..5b65651df 100644
--- a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ char const* getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.28.1-rc2"
+        "0.28.1-rc3"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //