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+## v3.0.0-rc.1 - 2018-09-20 [Pre-release]
+
+[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/compare/v3.0.0-pre.8...v3.0.0-rc.1)
+
+This is a release candidate (RC) for v3.0.0 to ensure maximum stability for public release.
+Bugs may be fixed, but no further features will be added until the next stable version.
+
+Please refer to the commit list given above for a complete list of changes, or wait for the stable release to get a thoroughly prepared change log entry.
+
+As with all pre-releases, this version requires explicit use of the `next` tag to be installed:
+
+```sh
+yarn global add thelounge@next
+```
+
 ## v3.0.0-pre.8 - 2018-08-25 [Pre-release]
 
 [See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/compare/v3.0.0-pre.7...v3.0.0-pre.8)