diff --git a/CHANGES.rdoc b/CHANGES.rdoc
index 0a9f7548f..5fa57e9c9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rdoc
+++ b/CHANGES.rdoc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 = CHANGES
 
+== 0.16.0.pre3 (2024-08-09)
+
+- FIX #2294 Make `detect_rack_handler` compatible with Rack 3 (@osbre)
+
 == 0.16.0.pre2 (2024-08-06)
 
 - FIX #2292 to README and cleanup (@olleolleolle)
diff --git a/padrino-core/lib/padrino-core/version.rb b/padrino-core/lib/padrino-core/version.rb
index 931bc0b3a..da85b868f 100644
--- a/padrino-core/lib/padrino-core/version.rb
+++ b/padrino-core/lib/padrino-core/version.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 module Padrino
   # The version constant for the current version of Padrino.
-  VERSION = '0.16.0.pre2' unless defined?(Padrino::VERSION)
+  VERSION = '0.16.0.pre3' unless defined?(Padrino::VERSION)
 
   #
   # The current Padrino version.
diff --git a/padrino-performance/lib/padrino-performance/version.rb b/padrino-performance/lib/padrino-performance/version.rb
index 8f349227d..c6fef562e 100644
--- a/padrino-performance/lib/padrino-performance/version.rb
+++ b/padrino-performance/lib/padrino-performance/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Padrino
   module Performance
     # The version constant for the current version of Padrino.
-    VERSION = '0.16.0.pre2' unless defined?(Padrino::VERSION)
+    VERSION = '0.16.0.pre3' unless defined?(Padrino::VERSION)
 
     #
     # The current Padrino version.