diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index faa2549a9..9db3c2d90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Zcash 1.0.0-rc2
+Zcash 1.0.0-rc3
 ===============
 
 What is Zcash?
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 085786323..8cfbe6aff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 26)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 27)
 define(_ZC_BUILD_VAL, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, m4_incr(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 24), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, , m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 50)))
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-beta$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-rc$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-$1)))
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
diff --git a/contrib/DEBIAN/changelog b/contrib/DEBIAN/changelog
index 89d489066..9e8621465 100644
--- a/contrib/DEBIAN/changelog
+++ b/contrib/DEBIAN/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+zcash (1.0.0-rc3) jessie; urgency=medium
+
+  * 1.0.0-rc3 release.
+
+ -- Zcash Company <team@z.cash>  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:17:03 +0100
+
 zcash (1.0.0-rc2) jessie; urgency=medium
 
   * 1.0.0-rc2 release.
diff --git a/contrib/DEBIAN/control b/contrib/DEBIAN/control
index 6d3b8d129..05d9a43f7 100644
--- a/contrib/DEBIAN/control
+++ b/contrib/DEBIAN/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Build-Depends: autoconf, automake, bsdmainutils, build-essential
 Vcs-Git: git@github.com:zcash/zcash.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/zcash/zcash
 Package: zcash
-Version: 1.0.0-rc2
+Version: 1.0.0-rc3
 Architecture: amd64
 Depends: libgomp1
 Description: Zcash is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol.
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 69ffa33b1..d11f6322a 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: "zcash-1.0.0-rc2"
+name: "zcash-1.0.0-rc3"
 enable_cache: true
 distro: "debian"
 suites:
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.0.0-rc3.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.0.0-rc3.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..863df2000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.0.0-rc3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Chirag Davé (1):
+      fReopenDebugLog and fRequestShutdown should be type sig_atomic_t
+
+Daira Hopwood (9):
+      Refactor README docs to avoid duplication.
+      Fix licensing to comply with OpenSSL and Berkeley DB licenses.
+      Changes to upgrade bdb to 6.2.23
+      util: Update tinyformat
+      Tweak descriptions of mining parameters for example zcash.conf.
+      Update dnsseeds for mainnet. closes #1369
+      Minor update to release process.
+      Remove the override of nMaxTipAge that effectively disables it on testnet.
+      Update version numbers for rc3.
+
+Jack Grigg (2):
+      Disable metrics screen in performance-measurements.sh
+      Link to #826 in doc/security-warnings.md, link to new Security website page
+
+Joe Turgeon (2):
+      Fixing floating point exception caused by metrics. Using default column width unless in a TTY.
+      Adding handling for ioctl failure. Updates from code review in PR #1615.
+
+Kevin Gallagher (2):
+      Prefer sha256sum but fall back to shasum if not available
+      Adds libgomp1 to Debian package depends
+
+Louis Nyffenegger (1):
+      Fix typo in README.md
+
+Paige Peterson (3):
+      add zcash.config
+      fix per Jack's mod suggestions
+      fix per Daira's suggestions
+
+Pieter Wuille (3):
+      Include signal.h for sig_atomic_t in WIN32
+      Revert "Include signal.h for sig_atomic_t in WIN32"
+      Use std::atomic for fRequestShutdown and fReopenDebugLog
+
+Sean Bowe (1):
+      Add manpages for zcashd and zcash-cli binaries for debian.
+
+Simon (4):
+      Fix incorrect error message in z_sendmany
+      Add z_sendmany rule that when sending coinbase utxos to a zaddr they must be consumed entirely, without any change, since there is currently no way to specify a change address in z_sendmany.
+      Add assert to AsyncRPCOperation_sendmany
+      Bump version number in sendalert.cpp
+
+bitcartel (1):
+      Update payment-api.md
+
diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
index cff4444cc..c874e54f3 100644
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ previous release:
 ## B. Create a new release branch / github PR
 ### B1. Update (commit) version in sources
 
-    doc/README.md
+    README.md
     src/clientversion.h
     configure.ac
     contrib/DEBIAN/control
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 18b19c108..47a6ac9d9 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -95,13 +95,9 @@ public:
 
         vFixedSeeds.clear();
         vSeeds.clear();
-        // TODO: set up bootstrapping for mainnet
-        //vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("bitcoin.sipa.be", "seed.bitcoin.sipa.be")); // Pieter Wuille
-        //vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("bluematt.me", "dnsseed.bluematt.me")); // Matt Corallo
-        //vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("dashjr.org", "dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr.org")); // Luke Dashjr
-        //vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("bitcoinstats.com", "seed.bitcoinstats.com")); // Christian Decker
-        //vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("xf2.org", "bitseed.xf2.org")); // Jeff Garzik
-        //vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("bitcoin.jonasschnelli.ch", "seed.bitcoin.jonasschnelli.ch")); // Jonas Schnelli
+        vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("z.cash", "dnsseed.z.cash")); // Zcash
+        vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("str4d.xyz", "dnsseed.str4d.xyz")); // @str4d
+        vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("znodes.org", "dnsseed.znodes.org")); // @bitcartel
 
         // guarantees the first 2 characters, when base58 encoded, are "t1"
         base58Prefixes[PUBKEY_ADDRESS]     = {0x1C,0xB8};
@@ -175,7 +171,6 @@ public:
         vAlertPubKey = ParseHex("044e7a1553392325c871c5ace5d6ad73501c66f4c185d6b0453cf45dec5a1322e705c672ac1a27ef7cdaf588c10effdf50ed5f95f85f2f54a5f6159fca394ed0c6");
         nDefaultPort = 18233;
         nMinerThreads = 0;
-        nMaxTipAge = 0x7fffffff;
         nPruneAfterHeight = 1000;
 
         //! Modify the testnet genesis block so the timestamp is valid for a later start.
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index 978271993..bcb587551 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 0
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 26
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 27
 
 //! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE false