diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-azure.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-azure.yml
index f912a13..3a5d697 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-azure.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-azure.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-        msodbc_version: ["17", "18"]
+        python_version: ["3.11"]
+        msodbc_version: ["18"]
+        # disabling as overkill (for now)
+        # python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        # msodbc_version: ["17", "18"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: read
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5364b58..475dc7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
-### v1.8.0rc2
+## v1.8.0rc3
 
-- fix for [#239](https://github.com/microsoft/dbt-synapse/issues/239)
+* reduce CI parallelism by @dataders in https://github.com/microsoft/dbt-synapse/pull/237
+* [bug] disable `--limit` on `show` (again) by @dataders in https://github.com/microsoft/dbt-synapse/pull/235
+* correct exclude of database by @dataders in https://github.com/microsoft/dbt-synapse/pull/241
+* pin to dbt-fabric==1.8.2 due to bug in dbt-fabric
 
-### v1.8.0rc1
+## v1.8.0rc2
 
-## Features
+* ignore limit altogether by @dataders in https://github.com/microsoft/dbt-synapse/pull/230
+
+## v1.8.0rc1
+
+### Features
 
 Supporting dbt-core 1.8.0
 
-## Enhancements
+### Enhancements
 
 [Decouple imports](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/discussions/87) to common dbt core and dbt adapter interface packages for future maintainability and extensibility.
 
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py
index 76a9c93..b63cd59 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/synapse/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.8.0rc2"
+version = "1.8.0rc3"