diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index c266bc3ea..01070e230 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ coverage:
           - "paychmgr"
       miner: 
         target: auto
-        threshold: 1%
+        threshold: 1.5%
         informational: false       
         paths: 
           - "miner"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 72584e87a..30054e004 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,116 @@
 # Lotus changelog
 
+# v1.11.3-rc1 / 2021-09-08
+
+This is the first release candidate for lotus v1.11.3. Changelog will be updated later.
+
+## Changelog
+
+- github.com/filecoin-project/lotus:
+    - version bump v1.11.3-rc1
+    - update to proof v0.9.2 ([filecoin-project/lotus#7297](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7297))
+    - Show deal sizes is sealing sectors ([filecoin-project/lotus#7261](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7261))
+    - docker entrypoint.sh missing variable escape character ([filecoin-project/lotus#7291](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7291))
+    - Update go-graphsync v0.9.1 ([filecoin-project/lotus#7294](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7294))
+    - itests: remove cid equality comparison ([filecoin-project/lotus#7292](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7292))
+    - v1.11.2 -> master ([filecoin-project/lotus#7288](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7288))
+    - fix index out of range ([filecoin-project/lotus#7273](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7273))
+    - dealpublisher: Fully validate deals before publishing ([filecoin-project/lotus#7234](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7234))
+    - introduce MaxStagingDealsBytes - reject new deals if our staging deals area is full ([filecoin-project/lotus#7276](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7276))
+    - Update to unified go-graphsync v0.9.0 ([filecoin-project/lotus#7197](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7197))
+    - Increase threshold from 0.5% to 1% ([filecoin-project/lotus#7262](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7262))
+    - integrate the proof patch: tag proofs-v9-revert-deps-hotfix ([filecoin-project/lotus#7260](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7260))
+    - update to go-fil-markets v1.11.0 ([filecoin-project/lotus#7253](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7253))
+    - Add partition info to the 'sectors status' command ([filecoin-project/lotus#7246](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7246))
+    - sealing: Fix sector state accounting with FinalizeEarly ([filecoin-project/lotus#7256](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7256))
+    - chain: Cleanup consensus logic ([filecoin-project/lotus#7255](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7255))
+    - builder: Handle chainstore config in ConfigFullNode ([filecoin-project/lotus#7232](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7232))
+    - sealing: Fix retry loop in SubmitCommitAggregate ([filecoin-project/lotus#7245](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7245))
+    - fix: correctly handle null blocks when detecting an expensive fork ([filecoin-project/lotus#7210](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7210))
+    - sectors expired: Handle precomitted and unproven sectors correctly ([filecoin-project/lotus#7236](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7236))
+    - stores: Fix reserved disk usage log spam ([filecoin-project/lotus#7233](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7233))
+    - gateway: check tipsets in ChainGetPath ([filecoin-project/lotus#7230](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7230))
+    - Refactor events subsystem ([filecoin-project/lotus#7000](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7000))
+    - test: re-enable disabled tests ([filecoin-project/lotus#7211](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7211))
+    - fix: make lotus soup use the correct dependencies ([filecoin-project/lotus#7221](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7221))
+    - upgrade go-data-transfer; propagate deal cancellations. ([filecoin-project/lotus#7208](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7208))
+    - revert changes to OnDealExpiredOrChanged in #5431 #7201 ([filecoin-project/lotus#7220](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7220))
+    - Reduce lotus-miner startup spam ([filecoin-project/lotus#7205](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7205))
+    - config for disabling NAT port mapping ([filecoin-project/lotus#7204](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7204))
+    - Add optional mined block list to miner info ([filecoin-project/lotus#7202](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7202))
+    -  ([filecoin-project/lotus#7201](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7201))
+    - fix: init restore adds empty storage.json ([filecoin-project/lotus#7025](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7025))
+    - Insert miner and network power data as gibibytes to avoid int64 overflows ([filecoin-project/lotus#7194](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7194))
+    - sealing: Check piece CIDs after AddPiece ([filecoin-project/lotus#7185](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7185))
+    - markets: OnDealExpiredOrSlashed - get deal by proposal instead of deal ID ([filecoin-project/lotus#5431](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/5431))
+    - Revert "Merge pull request #7187 from filecoin-project/test/disable-broken-testground" ([filecoin-project/lotus#7191](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7191))
+    - ci: exclude cruft from code coverage ([filecoin-project/lotus#7189](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7189))
+    - fix: disable broken testground integration test ([filecoin-project/lotus#7187](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7187))
+    - Incoming: improve a log message ([filecoin-project/lotus#7181](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7181))
+    - Simple alert system; FD limit alerts ([filecoin-project/lotus#7108](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7108))
+    - journal: make current log file have a fixed named (#7112) ([filecoin-project/lotus#7112](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7112))
+    - call string.Repeat always with positive int ([filecoin-project/lotus#7104](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7104))
+    - Bump version to v1.11.3-dev ([filecoin-project/lotus#7180](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7180))
+    - Fix throttling bug ([filecoin-project/lotus#7177](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7177))
+    - fix: make TestTimedCacheBlockstoreSimple pass reliably ([filecoin-project/lotus#7174](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7174))
+    - Shed: Create a verifreg command for when VRK isn't a multisig ([filecoin-project/lotus#7099](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7099))
+    - fix TestDealPublisher ([filecoin-project/lotus#7173](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7173))
+    - test: disable flaky TestBatchDealInput ([filecoin-project/lotus#7176](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7176))
+    - itests: support larger sector sizes; add large deal test. ([filecoin-project/lotus#7148](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7148))
+    - Turn off patch ([filecoin-project/lotus#7172](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7172))
+    - miner: Command to list/remove expired sectors ([filecoin-project/lotus#7140](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7140))
+    - Ignore nil throttler ([filecoin-project/lotus#7169](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7169))
+    - test: disable flaky TestSimultaneousTransferLimit ([filecoin-project/lotus#7153](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/7153))
+- github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer (v1.7.8 -> v1.10.1):
+    - docs(CHANGELOG): update for 1.10.1
+    - Fix parallel transfers between same two peers (#254) ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#254](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/254))
+    - release: v1.10.0 ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#253](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/253))
+    - feat: integrate graphsync-v0.9.0 (#252) ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#252](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/252))
+    - release: v1.9.0 ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#251](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/251))
+    - fix: ensure graphsync transport only closes complete channel once (#250) ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#250](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/250))
+    - revert: integration of graphsync-v0.9.0 until we are ready to test the whole stack with it (#249) ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#249](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/249))
+    - v1.8.0 release ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#247](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/247))
+    - Update  to unified go graphsync v0.9.0 (#246) ([filecoin-project/go-data-transfer#246](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-data-transfer/pull/246))
+- github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets (v1.8.1 -> v1.12.0):
+    - release: v1.12.0
+    - Update to unified graphsync v0.9.0 (#627) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#627](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/627))
+    - release: v1.11.0 ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#626](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/626))
+    - feat: upgrade to go-data-transfer v1.9.0 (#625) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#625](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/625))
+    - Revert "Update to unified graphsync v0.9.0 (#615)" (#624) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#624](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/624))
+    - Update to unified graphsync v0.9.0 (#615) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#615](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/615))
+    - fix: TestCancelDataTransfer (#622) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#622](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/622))
+    - rm go-multistore dependency. (#619) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#619](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/619))
+    - revert: OnDealExpiredOrSlashed changes (#620) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#620](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/620))
+    - fix(ci): include node in circle orb to fix docsgen (#618) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#618](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/618))
+    - release: v1.9.0 ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#617](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/617))
+    - refactor: pass deal proposal instead of deal ID to OnDealExpiredOrSlashed (#616) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#616](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/616))
+    - fix: reject storage deals where the end epoch is too far in the future (#612) ([filecoin-project/go-fil-markets#612](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets/pull/612))
+
+Contributors
+
+| Contributor | Commits | Lines ± | Files Changed |
+|-------------|---------|---------|---------------|
+| Łukasz Magiera | 38 | +3306/-1825 | 178 |
+| Steven Allen | 23 | +1935/-1417 | 84 |
+| dirkmc | 12 | +921/-732 | 111 |
+| Dirk McCormick | 12 | +663/-790 | 30 |
+| Hannah Howard | 3 | +482/-275 | 46 |
+| Travis Person | 1 | +317/-65 | 5 |
+| hannahhoward | 5 | +251/-50 | 12 |
+| Anton Evangelatov | 7 | +198/-37 | 17 |
+| Raúl Kripalani | 4 | +127/-36 | 13 |
+| raulk | 1 | +43/-60 | 15 |
+| Aayush Rajasekaran | 4 | +74/-8 | 10 |
+| Frank | 2 | +68/-8 | 3 |
+| Adrian Lanzafame | 1 | +16/-2 | 1 |
+| Aarsh Shah | 2 | +11/-6 | 2 |
+| Jennifer Wang | 3 | +7/-7 | 9 |
+| ZenGround0 | 2 | +7/-6 | 2 |
+| KAYUII | 2 | +4/-4 | 2 |
+| lanzafame | 1 | +6/-0 | 1 |
+| Jacob Heun | 1 | +3/-3 | 1 |
+| frank | 1 | +4/-0 | 1 |
+
 # v1.11.2 / 2021-09-06
 
 lotus v1.11.2 is a feature release that's **highly recommended ALL lotus users to upgrade**, including node operators, 
diff --git a/build/openrpc/full.json.gz b/build/openrpc/full.json.gz
index 610a0591a..c6066ded8 100644
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diff --git a/build/openrpc/miner.json.gz b/build/openrpc/miner.json.gz
index 15dbe3829..cf6181952 100644
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diff --git a/build/openrpc/worker.json.gz b/build/openrpc/worker.json.gz
index 84b1b1b1d..8176c12da 100644
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diff --git a/build/version.go b/build/version.go
index b6931cddc..4a35cce8d 100644
--- a/build/version.go
+++ b/build/version.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func buildType() string {
 }
 
 // BuildVersion is the local build version
-const BuildVersion = "1.11.3-dev"
+const BuildVersion = "1.11.3-rc1"
 
 func UserVersion() string {
 	if os.Getenv("LOTUS_VERSION_IGNORE_COMMIT") == "1" {
diff --git a/documentation/en/cli-lotus-miner.md b/documentation/en/cli-lotus-miner.md
index ea2e68c39..4796e28ec 100644
--- a/documentation/en/cli-lotus-miner.md
+++ b/documentation/en/cli-lotus-miner.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ USAGE:
    lotus-miner [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
 
 VERSION:
-   1.11.3-dev
+   1.11.3-rc1
 
 COMMANDS:
    init     Initialize a lotus miner repo
diff --git a/documentation/en/cli-lotus-worker.md b/documentation/en/cli-lotus-worker.md
index 0da936e17..7b8ac4416 100644
--- a/documentation/en/cli-lotus-worker.md
+++ b/documentation/en/cli-lotus-worker.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ USAGE:
    lotus-worker [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
 
 VERSION:
-   1.11.3-dev
+   1.11.3-rc1
 
 COMMANDS:
    run         Start lotus worker
diff --git a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
index 0b354777e..446c83f6d 100644
--- a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
+++ b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ USAGE:
    lotus [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
 
 VERSION:
-   1.11.3-dev
+   1.11.3-rc1
 
 COMMANDS:
    daemon   Start a lotus daemon process