diff --git a/checkpolicy/VERSION b/checkpolicy/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/VERSION
+++ b/checkpolicy/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/dbus/VERSION b/dbus/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/dbus/VERSION
+++ b/dbus/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/gui/VERSION b/gui/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/gui/VERSION
+++ b/gui/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/libselinux/VERSION b/libselinux/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/libselinux/VERSION
+++ b/libselinux/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/libsemanage/VERSION b/libsemanage/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/libsemanage/VERSION
+++ b/libsemanage/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/libsepol/VERSION b/libsepol/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/libsepol/VERSION
+++ b/libsepol/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/mcstrans/VERSION b/mcstrans/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/mcstrans/VERSION
+++ b/mcstrans/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/policycoreutils/VERSION b/policycoreutils/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/VERSION
+++ b/policycoreutils/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/python/VERSION b/python/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/python/VERSION
+++ b/python/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/restorecond/VERSION b/restorecond/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/restorecond/VERSION
+++ b/restorecond/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/sandbox/VERSION b/sandbox/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/sandbox/VERSION
+++ b/sandbox/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/secilc/VERSION b/secilc/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/secilc/VERSION
+++ b/secilc/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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diff --git a/semodule-utils/VERSION b/semodule-utils/VERSION
index c7b4f56d..a4412fa7 100644
--- a/semodule-utils/VERSION
+++ b/semodule-utils/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8-rc3
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