diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ae8b5648f..a6a03c635 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ workflows:
               only:
                 - master
       - deploy_to_github_releases:
-          requires:
-            - sanity
-            - test
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*/
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 15781428e..f6d4414d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ checksum = "aeb1956b19469d1c5e63e459d29e7b5aa0f558d9f16fcef09736f8a265e6c10a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmvm"
-version = "0.12.0-alpha2"
+version = "0.12.0-alpha3"
 dependencies = [
  "cbindgen",
  "cosmwasm-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4701a3286..00c65b86e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wasmvm"
-version = "0.12.0-alpha2"
+version = "0.12.0-alpha3"
 authors = ["Ethan Frey <ethanfrey@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Go bindings for cosmwasm contracts"