diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 005c7647..1998b7ab 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ touch Example.java
 Add the example you want to test to Example.java, including the headers at the top of the file.
 
 ``` bash
-javac -classpath ../repo/com/sendgrid/5.0.0-rc.1/sendgrid-5.0.0-rc.1-jar.jar:. Example.java && java -classpath ../repo/com/sendgrid/5.0.0-rc.1/sendgrid-5.0.0-rc.1-jar.jar:. Example
+javac -classpath ../repo/com/sendgrid/5.0.0-rc.3/sendgrid-5.0.0-rc.3-jar.jar:. Example.java && java -classpath ../repo/com/sendgrid/5.0.0-rc.3/sendgrid-5.0.0-rc.3-jar.jar:. Example
 ```
 
 <a name="understanding-the-codebase"></a>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c840693..4b4beb2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Add the following to your build.gradle file in the root of your project.
 ...
 dependencies {
   ...
-  implementation 'com.sendgrid:sendgrid-java:5.0.0-rc.1'
+  implementation 'com.sendgrid:sendgrid-java:5.0.0-rc.3'
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mvn install
 
 You can just drop the jar file in. It's a fat jar - it has all the dependencies built in.
 
-[sendgrid-java.jar](https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-java/releases/download/5.0.0-rc.1/sendgrid-java.jar)
+[sendgrid-java.jar](https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-java/releases/download/5.0.0-rc.3/sendgrid-java.jar)
 
 ## Dependencies
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class Example {
             System.out.println(deleteAlertResponse.getStatusCode());
             System.out.println(deleteAlertResponse.getBody());
             System.out.println(deleteAlertResponse.getHeaders());
-            
+
         } catch (ApiErrorResponse apiErrorResponse)  {
             System.out.println(apiErrorResponse.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39321ba8..574fcb1a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <groupId>com.sendgrid</groupId>
   <artifactId>sendgrid-java</artifactId>
   <name>Twilio SendGrid Java helper library</name>
-  <version>5.0.0-rc.1</version>
+  <version>5.0.0-rc.3</version>
   <description>This Java module allows you to quickly and easily send emails through Twilio SendGrid using Java.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-java</url>
   <licenses>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-java</url>
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:sendgrid/sendgrid-java.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:sendgrid/sendgrid-java.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>5.0.0-rc.1</tag>
+    <tag>5.0.0-rc.3</tag>
   </scm>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
@@ -256,12 +256,10 @@
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
             <version>4.0.4</version>
           </dependency>
-          
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <id>thinkingserious</id>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sendgrid/constant/Config.java b/src/main/java/com/sendgrid/constant/Config.java
index 8d129930..68a7f095 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sendgrid/constant/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sendgrid/constant/Config.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 @UtilityClass
 public class Config {
-    public static final String VERSION = "5.0.0-rc.1";
+    public static final String VERSION = "5.0.0-rc.3";
     public static final String JAVA_VERSION = System.getProperty("java.version");
     public static final String OS_NAME = System.getProperty("os.name");
     public static final String OS_ARCH = System.getProperty("os.arch");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/sendgrid/SendGridTest.java b/src/test/java/com/sendgrid/SendGridTest.java
index da81f915..f12be22f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/sendgrid/SendGridTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/sendgrid/SendGridTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void testConstructWithClient() throws IOException {
   @Test
   public void testLibraryVersion() {
     SendGrid sg = new SendGrid(SENDGRID_API_KEY);
-    Assert.assertEquals(sg.getLibraryVersion(), "5.0.0-rc.1");
+    Assert.assertEquals(sg.getLibraryVersion(), "5.0.0-rc.3");
   }
 
   @Test