diff --git a/app/setup_handlers.go b/app/setup_handlers.go
index 6247ca53a4..38af52f7a1 100644
--- a/app/setup_handlers.go
+++ b/app/setup_handlers.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 )
 
-const releaseVersion = "1.1.0-beta.rc2"
+const releaseVersion = "1.1.0-beta.rc3"
 
 func SetupHandlers(app *SifchainApp) {
 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(releaseVersion, func(ctx sdk.Context, plan types.Plan, vm m.VersionMap) (m.VersionMap, error) {
diff --git a/version b/version
index 970c21c9a8..86a39dab46 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0-beta.rc2
+1.1.0-beta.rc3