diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index a4ef20b26ebf847ac3aa6b0cc486a388fec9db6d..b2edb81dab18bca6df12832cea0e67d368fc9d07 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.0.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.0.0-rc3';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.