VERSION | 2 +-

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4fded12b735b934cc50548665f59a72f52061421..5f833a0e49a27183b24987ec9b9ba9914962b2e4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-go1.8rc2
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+go1.8rc3
\ No newline at end of file