diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/__about__.py b/pytorch_lightning/__about__.py
index c699c6aa2b..0ce2273feb 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/__about__.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/__about__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import time
 
 _this_year = time.strftime("%Y")
-__version__ = '1.3.0rc1'
+__version__ = '1.3.0rc2'
 __author__ = 'William Falcon et al.'
 __author_email__ = 'waf2107@columbia.edu'
 __license__ = 'Apache-2.0'