diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 760c570d..0383f227 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ configuration work. rebar also provides dependency management, enabling
 application writers to easily re-use common libraries from a variety of
 locations (git, hg, etc).
 
-3.0 Alpha-2
+3.0 Alpha-3
 ====
 
 [DOCUMENTATION](http://www.rebar3.org/v3.0/docs)
diff --git a/src/rebar.app.src b/src/rebar.app.src
index eada93b4..0fd35799 100644
--- a/src/rebar.app.src
+++ b/src/rebar.app.src
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {application, rebar,
  [{description, "Rebar: Erlang Build Tool"},
-  {vsn, "3.0.0-alpha-2"},
+  {vsn, "3.0.0-alpha-3"},
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {applications, [kernel,