diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 80ade219e..7d3c2467e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pipeline:
     image: plugins/docker
     repo: drone/drone
     secrets: [ docker_username, docker_password ]
-    tag: [ 0.8, 0.8.0 ]
+    tag: [ 0.8, 0.8.0, 0.8.0-rc.3 ]
     when:
       event: tag
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pipeline:
     repo: drone/agent
     dockerfile: Dockerfile.agent
     secrets: [ docker_username, docker_password ]
-    tag: [ 0.8, 0.8.0 ]
+    tag: [ 0.8, 0.8.0, 0.8.0-rc.3 ]
     when:
       event: tag
 
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 3adbcb2ad..a05b65beb 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func Load(mux *httptreemux.ContextMux, middleware ...gin.HandlerFunc) http.Handl
 		repo.POST("/repair", session.MustRepoAdmin(), server.RepairRepo)
 
 		repo.POST("/builds/:number", session.MustPush, server.PostBuild)
+		repo.DELETE("/builds/:number", session.MustAdmin(), server.ZombieKill)
 		repo.POST("/builds/:number/approve", session.MustPush, server.PostApproval)
 		repo.POST("/builds/:number/decline", session.MustPush, server.PostDecline)
 		repo.DELETE("/builds/:number/:job", session.MustPush, server.DeleteBuild)
diff --git a/server/build.go b/server/build.go
index 45470e9d0..70d2e2b5a 100644
--- a/server/build.go
+++ b/server/build.go
@@ -144,6 +144,56 @@ func DeleteBuild(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.String(204, "")
 }
 
+// ZombieKill kills zombie processes stuck in an infinite pending
+// or running state. This can only be invoked by administrators and
+// may have negative effects.
+func ZombieKill(c *gin.Context) {
+	repo := session.Repo(c)
+
+	// parse the build number and job sequence number from
+	// the repquest parameter.
+	num, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.Params.ByName("number"))
+
+	build, err := store.GetBuildNumber(c, repo, num)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(404, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	procs, err := store.FromContext(c).ProcList(build)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(404, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if build.Status != model.StatusRunning {
+		c.String(400, "Cannot force cancel a non-running build")
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, proc := range procs {
+		if proc.Running() {
+			proc.State = model.StatusKilled
+			proc.ExitCode = 137
+			proc.Stopped = time.Now().Unix()
+			if proc.Started == 0 {
+				proc.Started = proc.Stopped
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, proc := range procs {
+		store.FromContext(c).ProcUpdate(proc)
+		Config.Services.Queue.Error(context.Background(), fmt.Sprint(proc.ID), queue.ErrCancel)
+	}
+
+	build.Status = model.StatusKilled
+	build.Finished = time.Now().Unix()
+	store.FromContext(c).UpdateBuild(build)
+
+	c.String(204, "")
+}
+
 func PostApproval(c *gin.Context) {
 	var (
 		remote_ = remote.FromContext(c)
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index bedfec3ac..d836006f5 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var (
 	// VersionPatch is for backwards-compatible bug fixes
 	VersionPatch int64 = 0
 	// VersionPre indicates prerelease
-	VersionPre string
+	VersionPre string = "rc.3"
 	// VersionDev indicates development branch. Releases will be empty string.
 	VersionDev string
 )