diff --git a/vasttools/__init__.py b/vasttools/__init__.py
index 9e49f1b4..b6df9b52 100644
--- a/vasttools/__init__.py
+++ b/vasttools/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 '''
 
 __author__ = 'Dougal Dobie, Adam Stewart'
-__version__ = "2.0.0-rc.1"
+__version__ = "2.0.0-rc.3"