diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85448fbcb..937f38589 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Bug Fixes
 - Fixed a bug where unicode values in environment variables would sometimes
   raise a unicode exception when retrieved.
 
+- Fixed an issue where Compose would incorrectly detect a configuration
+  mismatch for overlay networks.
+
 
 1.8.1 (2016-09-22)
 -----------------
diff --git a/compose/__init__.py b/compose/__init__.py
index c968d3173..753bda040 100644
--- a/compose/__init__.py
+++ b/compose/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '1.9.0-rc2'
+__version__ = '1.9.0-rc3'
diff --git a/script/run/run.sh b/script/run/run.sh
index f426d6759..663e5592d 100755
--- a/script/run/run.sh
+++ b/script/run/run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-VERSION="1.9.0-rc2"
+VERSION="1.9.0-rc3"
 IMAGE="docker/compose:$VERSION"