diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.0.txt
index 9158899..04f6ace 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.0.txt
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
    with the mergetool.$name.cmd configuration variable even for built-in
    mergetool backends.
 
- * The "-Xours" backend option to "git merge -s recursive" now takes
-   effect even on binary files.
-
  * "git rebase -i" learned the "--edit-todo" option to open an editor
    to edit the instruction sheet.
 
@@ -212,7 +209,6 @@
 
  * "git fetch" over the dumb-http revision walker could segfault when
    curl's multi interface was used.
-   (merge 188923f jk/maint-http-half-auth-push later to maint).
 
  * "git gc --auto" notified the user that auto-packing has triggered
     even under the "--quiet" option.
@@ -226,6 +222,9 @@
    --author or --committer, it showed commits that mention either A or
    B (or both) instead.
 
+ * The "-Xours" backend option to "git merge -s recursive" was ignored
+   for binary files.
+
  * "git p4", when "--use-client-spec" and "--detect-branches" are used
    together, misdetected branches.
 
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 3c0e89c..27b490c 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.8.0-rc2
+DEF_VER=v1.8.0-rc3
 
 LF='
 '