diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 362d1799001027bc49c0217225db05bfdb48cdb2..5ffd3755562730a709673b5955bfc1d4a6c13fc3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // $Id$
 
-Drupal 7.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
+Drupal 7.0 rc3, 2010-12-23
 ----------------------
 - Database:
     * Fully rewritten database layer utilizing PHP 5's PDO abstraction layer.
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index be0a471eb4a88d1b1da38c774b2ca341815303ea..131941bea07d82daeb9ef948bf18e1aca16a8b12 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /**
  * The current system version.
  */
-define('VERSION', '7.0-dev');
+define('VERSION', '7.0-rc3');
 
 /**
  * Core API compatibility.