diff --git a/compose/__init__.py b/compose/__init__.py
index 6e5fcaae9..6d98c8f5e 100644
--- a/compose/__init__.py
+++ b/compose/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '1.26.0-rc1'
+__version__ = '1.26.0-rc3'
diff --git a/script/run/run.sh b/script/run/run.sh
index 80307f11a..f6dbe11dc 100755
--- a/script/run/run.sh
+++ b/script/run/run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-VERSION="1.26.0-rc1"
+VERSION="1.26.0-rc3"
 IMAGE="docker/compose:$VERSION"