diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 0a27bf040f0ce6ba92db1aa032a5fe4f63616dcf..fe25325e34823c342260269ece1c25e577d1affe 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	release  = "v2.1.0-rc2"
+	release  = "v2.1.0-rc3"
 	gitsha   = "no gitsha provided"
 	compiled = "0"
 	version  = ""