diff --git a/scripts/supybot b/scripts/supybot
index fdd9b5b70..355ca2cd3 100755
--- a/scripts/supybot
+++ b/scripts/supybot
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def main():
     log.info('Total CPU time taken: %s seconds.', user+system)
     log.info('No more Irc objects, exiting.')
 
-version = '0.80.0pre2'
+version = '0.80.0pre3'
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     ###
     # Options:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ef03ba0e..2197ee540 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if clean:
             print 'Couldn\'t remove former installation: %s' % e
             sys.exit(-1)
 
-version = '0.80.0pre2'
+version = '0.80.0pre3'
 setup(
     # Metadata
     name='supybot',