diff --git a/changelogs/.changes.yaml b/changelogs/.changes.yaml
index 5fc37d7840a..7ba062d0148 100644
--- a/changelogs/.changes.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/.changes.yaml
@@ -1521,3 +1521,12 @@ releases:
     - ps-basic-json.yaml
     - v2.8.0rc2_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2019-05-01'
+  2.8.0rc3:
+    codename: How Many More Times
+    fragments:
+    - 51825-vmware_deploy_ovf-add_folder_doc.yml
+    - 56145-ios-net_get-net_put-update.yaml
+    - networkos_config_src_option_fix.yaml
+    - v2.8.0rc3_summary.yaml
+    - vmware_check_ssl_cert.yaml
+    release_date: '2019-05-10'
diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst
index 63d30d4d90f..2b460913684 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ Ansible 2.8 "How Many More Times" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.8.0rc3
+=========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2019-05-10
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- Added documentation about the folder parameter with examples in vmware_deploy_ovf (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/51825).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix invalid src option return response for network config modules (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/56076)
+- Fix net_get and net_put task run failure - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/56145
+- vmware - The VMware modules now enable the SSL certificate check unless ``validate_certs`` is ``false``.
+
 v2.8.0rc2
 =========
 
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.8.0rc3_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.8.0rc3_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68c7cac4193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.8.0rc3_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2019-05-10
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 7fba0964d55..8efc5d7ae35 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.8.0rc2.post0'
+__version__ = '2.8.0rc3'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'How Many More Times'