diff --git a/bin/weewx/__init__.py b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
index bd9321ed..40d1c305 100644
--- a/bin/weewx/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 """Package weewx, containing modules specific to the weewx runtime engine."""
 import time
 
-__version__="3.0.0a2"
+__version__="3.0.0a3"
 
 # Holds the program launch time in unix epoch seconds:
 # Useful for calculating 'uptime.'
diff --git a/docs/customizing.htm b/docs/customizing.htm
index f953c65a..91d8a23f 100644
--- a/docs/customizing.htm
+++ b/docs/customizing.htm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     </a>
     <h1 class="title">Customizing weewx<br />
       <span class="version">
-Version: 3.0.0a2
+Version: 3.0.0a3
       </span>
     </h1>
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrading.htm b/docs/upgrading.htm
index 1b3ff2cc..5d43b6dd 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading.htm
+++ b/docs/upgrading.htm
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ table .tty {
     </a>
     <h1 class="title">Upgrading <span class="code">weewx</span><br/>
       <span class='version'>
-Version: 3.0.0a2
+Version: 3.0.0a3
       </span>
     </h1>
 
diff --git a/docs/usersguide.htm b/docs/usersguide.htm
index 73d510da..3e6a7c3f 100644
--- a/docs/usersguide.htm
+++ b/docs/usersguide.htm
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function showtab(tab,id) {
   </a>
   <h1 class="title">User's Guide to the weewx Weather System<br />
     <span class='version'>
-Version: 3.0.0a2
+Version: 3.0.0a3
     </span>
   </h1>
 
diff --git a/pkg/changelog.rpm b/pkg/changelog.rpm
index f763b7b6..80af20e0 100644
--- a/pkg/changelog.rpm
+++ b/pkg/changelog.rpm
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Fri Nov 28 2014 Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net> - 3.0.0a3-1
+- new upstream release
 * Thu Nov 27 2014 Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net> - 3.0.0a2-1
 - new upstream release
 * Sat Oct 11 2014 Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net> - 2.7.0-1
diff --git a/pkg/debian/changelog b/pkg/debian/changelog
index 1d2b6a5c..bcf9f395 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/changelog
+++ b/pkg/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+weewx (3.0.0a3-1) unstable; urgency=low
+  * new upstream release
+ -- Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net>  Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:09:45 -0500
 weewx (3.0.0a2-1) unstable; urgency=low
   * new upstream release
  -- Thomas Keffer (Author of weewx) <tkeffer@gmail.com>  Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:42:34 -0800
diff --git a/weewx.conf b/weewx.conf
index 3e0b2e0c..c414a69b 100644
--- a/weewx.conf
+++ b/weewx.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WEEWX_ROOT = /home/weewx
 socket_timeout = 20
 
 # Do not modify this - it is used by setup.py when installing and updating.
-version = 3.0.0a2
+version = 3.0.0a3
 
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