diff --git a/admin/package.json b/admin/package.json
index 300c1243f..79ec85204 100644
--- a/admin/package.json
+++ b/admin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "font-awesome-admin",
-  "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc3",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.1.0",
diff --git a/bin/make-wp-dist b/bin/make-wp-dist
index 499629f7c..6ae0ee863 100755
--- a/bin/make-wp-dist
+++ b/bin/make-wp-dist
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ copy($repo_dir . '/readme.txt', $dist_dir . '/readme.txt');
 copy($repo_dir . '/LICENSE', $dist_dir . '/LICENSE');
 copy($plugin_dir . '/composer.json', $dist_dir . '/composer.json');
 copy($plugin_dir . '/composer.lock', $dist_dir . '/composer.lock');
+copy($plugin_dir . '/v3shims.yml', $dist_dir . '/v3shims.yml');
 
 // zip dist
 $zip_filename = $repo_dir . '/font-awesome.zip';
diff --git a/font-awesome.php b/font-awesome.php
index b499af085..19278177a 100644
--- a/font-awesome.php
+++ b/font-awesome.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Font Awesome
  * Plugin URI:        https://fontawesome.com/how-to-use/on-the-web/using-with/wordpress
  * Description:       Adds Font Awesome 5 icons to your WordPress site. Supports Font Awesome Pro. Resolves conflicts across many plugins or themes that use Font Awesome.
- * Version:           4.0.0-rc2
+ * Version:           4.0.0-rc3
  * Author:            Font Awesome
  * Author URI:        https://fontawesome.com/
  * License:           GPLv2 (or later)
diff --git a/includes/class-fontawesome.php b/includes/class-fontawesome.php
index 75a14ee3e..a4a359924 100644
--- a/includes/class-fontawesome.php
+++ b/includes/class-fontawesome.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class FontAwesome {
 		/**
 		 * The version of this WordPress plugin.
 		 */
-		const PLUGIN_VERSION = '4.0.0-rc2';
+		const PLUGIN_VERSION = '4.0.0-rc3';
 		/**
 		 * The version of this plugin's REST API.
 		 *
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index ea4abd511..8e5c6e36a 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 === Font Awesome ===
 Contributors: fontawesome, mlwilkerson, robmadole, rachelbaker
-Stable tag: 4.0.0-rc2
+Stable tag: 4.0.0-rc3
 Tags: font, awesome, fontawesome, font-awesome, icon, svg, webfont
 Requires at least: 4.7
 Tested up to: 5.0
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ Find the Font Awesome admin settings page either under the "Settings" menu on th
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 4.0.0-rc3 =
+
+* Add missing v3 shim file
+
 = 4.0.0-rc2 =
 
 * Fix handling of v3 deprecation warnings in admin settings page