diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e44349a0d08de75e807fce1fbbcdb7b324ec4b67..1584f2cf5a971def7c4a3409e6efe1ee4f6797e2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0_pre2
+3.0.0_pre3