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+<a name="2.3.0-rc.0"></a>
+# [2.3.0-rc.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.3.0-beta.0...2.3.0-rc.0) (2016-11-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **animations:** blend in all previously transitioned styles into next animation if interrupted ([#13014](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13014)) ([ef96763](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ef96763)), closes [#13013](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13013)
+* **benchmarks:** use sanitized style values ([#12943](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12943)) ([fc5ac1e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fc5ac1e))
+* **build:** update versions of umd bundles ([#13038](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13038)) ([86ffa88](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/86ffa88)), closes [#13037](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13037)
+* **changelog:** replace beta.1 with beta.0 ([#12961](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12961)) ([07a986d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/07a986d))
+* **ci:** pin version of npm on CircleCI ([#12954](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12954)) ([a3884db](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a3884db))
+* **closure:** quote date pattern aliases ([#13012](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13012)) ([7dcca30](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7dcca30))
+* **common:** update DatePipe to allow closure compilation ([b2b7219](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b2b7219))
+* **compiler:** correctly evaluate references to static functions ([#13133](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13133)) ([627282d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/627282d))
+* **compiler:** fix performance regression caused by 5b0f9e2 ([43c0e9a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/43c0e9a)), closes [#13146](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13146)
+* **compiler:** fix versions of `@angular/tsc-wrapped` ([bccf0e6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bccf0e6))
+* **compiler-cli:** fix paths in source maps to be relative ([2a3ca7b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2a3ca7b)), closes [#13040](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13040)
+* **compiler-cli:** pin the version of `tsc-wrapped` ([966bcba](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/966bcba))
+* **language-service:** harden against partial normalization of directives ([2975d89](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2975d89))
+* **core:** shrinkwrap was out of date with packages. ([e45b7ff](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e45b7ff))
+* **language-service:** make link check pass ([7194fc2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7194fc2))
+* **router:** guards restore an incorrect url when used with skipLocationChange ([ad20d7d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ad20d7d)), closes [#12825](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12825)
+* **router:** support redirects to named outlets ([602522b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/602522b)), closes [#12740](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12740) [#9921](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9921)
+* **tsc-wrapped:** set correct version number ([897555c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/897555c))
+* **tsc-wrapped:** still emit version 1 metadata to allow use of new components in old setups ([bc69c74](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bc69c74))
+* **upgrade:** call ng1 lifecycle hooks ([#12875](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12875)) ([1ef4696](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1ef4696))
+* **version:** take all of version string after patch version ([f275f36](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f275f36))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **core:** update RxJS peer dependency to 5.0.0-rc.4  ([2d6a003](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2d6a003)), closes [#13125](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13125)
+* **core:** upgrade zone.js to v0.7.1 ([c4bbafc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c4bbafc))
+* **build:** record angular version in the dom ([#13164](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13164)) ([e628b66](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e628b66))
+* **core:** expose destroy() method on ViewRef ([808275a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/808275a))
+* **core:** properly support inheritance ([f5c8e09](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f5c8e09)), closes [#11606](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11606) [#12892](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12892)
+* **language-service:** add services to support editors ([#12987](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12987)) ([519a324](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/519a324))
+* **router:** add support for custom route reuse strategies ([42cf06f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/42cf06f))
+* **tools:** allow disabling annotation lowering ([c1a62e2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c1a62e2))
+
+
+
 <a name="2.2.4"></a>
 ## [2.2.4](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.3...2.2.4) (2016-11-30)