diff --git a/coremain/version.go b/coremain/version.go
index 6f974e694..53d2896a8 100644
--- a/coremain/version.go
+++ b/coremain/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package coremain
 
 const (
 	coreName    = "CoreDNS"
-	coreVersion = "002"
+	coreVersion = "003"
 
 	serverType = "dns"
 )