diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3ffe613f707d9996b57c277bcb1240b6657d7fa9..0399fb835cb55da578cfb5d47d480ff00fca927c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0-rc1
+1.3.0-rc2
diff --git a/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index b48b848c9703e1563dac62822fa1c245a78e964c..7c3d982796b984940d0d4c26efc4c1bebe792d4e 100644
--- a/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bases:
 images:
 - name: argoproj/argocd
   newName: argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: v1.3.0-rc1
+  newTag: v1.3.0-rc2
 - name: argoproj/argocd-ui
   newName: argoproj/argocd-ui
-  newTag: v1.3.0-rc1
+  newTag: v1.3.0-rc2
diff --git a/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml
index 14a705a022aa6dac07e53caa94c64e78694248f4..02b308c954639f4006457b178582df012d649b91 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bases:
 images:
 - name: argoproj/argocd
   newName: argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: v1.3.0-rc1
+  newTag: v1.3.0-rc2
 - name: argoproj/argocd-ui
   newName: argoproj/argocd-ui
-  newTag: v1.3.0-rc1
+  newTag: v1.3.0-rc2
diff --git a/manifests/ha/install.yaml b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
index ddb4fa3bec2e6eeed4ff8bcc540d0ec4641858fd..65949630c5aabc5f25424c4a846464f8fb0392fb 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-redis-ha-announce-2:26379
         - --sentinelmaster
         - argocd
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ spec:
         - cp
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-util
         - /shared
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         volumeMounts:
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-redis-ha-announce-2:26379
         - --sentinelmaster
         - argocd
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-redis-ha-announce-2:26379
         - --sentinelmaster
         - argocd
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
index d730a784d40018ef573b8ad9c36a8c75e75682e0..cf8516c245e32ac3d0b243fc3926d37e6cf6d880 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-redis-ha-announce-2:26379
         - --sentinelmaster
         - argocd
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ spec:
         - cp
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-util
         - /shared
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         volumeMounts:
@@ -3003,7 +3003,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-redis-ha-announce-2:26379
         - --sentinelmaster
         - argocd
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
@@ -3077,7 +3077,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-redis-ha-announce-2:26379
         - --sentinelmaster
         - argocd
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/manifests/install.yaml b/manifests/install.yaml
index a560b19b2d90e6c840fe556ef6034772163e912b..fa31816c8d82c6f40ed3cb7a50cdad3097c76f34 100644
--- a/manifests/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/install.yaml
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ spec:
         - "20"
         - --operation-processors
         - "10"
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ spec:
         - cp
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-util
         - /shared
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         volumeMounts:
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-repo-server
         - --redis
         - argocd-redis:6379
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-server
         - --staticassets
         - /shared/app
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
index 6ee68c956765dbf8facd5fba6814ca99b03cc222..0dc958953a560911a9aa35439d971787265d4d61 100644
--- a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -2657,7 +2657,7 @@ spec:
         - "20"
         - --operation-processors
         - "10"
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ spec:
         - cp
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-util
         - /shared
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         volumeMounts:
@@ -2775,7 +2775,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-repo-server
         - --redis
         - argocd-redis:6379
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ spec:
         - argocd-server
         - --staticassets
         - /shared/app
-        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc1
+        image: argoproj/argocd:v1.3.0-rc2
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet: