diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/3.0.0-rc1.yml b/changelogs/fragments/3.0.0-rc1.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release_summary: First release candidate for new major 3.0.0 release. Contains two bugfixes and some refactorings.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
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 namespace: community
 name: crypto
-version: 3.0.0-a2
+version: 3.0.0-rc1
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (github.com/ansible)