diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index b8e680390e..14a02067ba 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 
+3.0.0rc2 / 2012-08-03 
+==================
+
+  * add CORS example
+  * update connect dep
+  * deprecate `.createServer()` & remove old stale examples
+  * fix: escape `res.redirect()` link
+  * fix vhost example
+
 3.0.0rc1 / 2012-07-24 
 ==================
 
diff --git a/lib/express.js b/lib/express.js
index bfa81d3787..ca7eb849c0 100644
--- a/lib/express.js
+++ b/lib/express.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ exports = module.exports = createApplication;
  * Framework version.
  */
 
-exports.version = '3.0.0rc1';
+exports.version = '3.0.0rc2';
 
 /**
  * Expose mime.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41014d8667..a1ae6a3a3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "express",
   "description": "Sinatra inspired web development framework",
-  "version": "3.0.0rc1",
+  "version": "3.0.0rc2",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "contributors": [ 
     { "name": "TJ Holowaychuk", "email": "tj@vision-media.ca" },