diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 79153155b9..0d80608e84 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "useWorkspaces": true,
   "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
diff --git a/packages/animated/package.json b/packages/animated/package.json
index 50d749077c..f57b82f549 100644
--- a/packages/animated/package.json
+++ b/packages/animated/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/animated",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "description": "Animated component props for React",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index b15e564808..8cad37461a 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/core",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/parallax/package.json b/packages/parallax/package.json
index f8a8503277..1851a642d0 100644
--- a/packages/parallax/package.json
+++ b/packages/parallax/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/parallax",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.tsx",
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-spring/web": "link:../../targets/web",
diff --git a/packages/react-spring/package.json b/packages/react-spring/package.json
index 3985bf9357..2126465caa 100644
--- a/packages/react-spring/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-spring/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-spring",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/web.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-spring/core": "link:../core",
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index 7694c829f8..4f27751de7 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/shared",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "description": "Globals and shared modules",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/helpers.ts b/packages/shared/src/helpers.ts
index 309c48f9ef..6214b3fa07 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Lookup, Arrify } from './types.util'
-import * as G from './globals'
 
 export const noop = () => {}
 
@@ -34,13 +33,6 @@ export function isEqual(a: any, b: any) {
   return a === b
 }
 
-// Not all strings can be animated (eg: {display: "none"})
-export const isAnimatedString = (value: unknown): value is string =>
-  is.str(value) &&
-  (value[0] == '#' ||
-    /\d/.test(value) ||
-    !!(G.colorNames && G.colorNames[value]))
-
 type Eachable<Value, Key> = {
   forEach: (cb: (value: Value, key: Key) => void, ctx?: any) => void
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index eb116d5b64..67509e758e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ export * from './hooks'
 export * from './helpers'
 export * from './FrameLoop'
 export * from './createInterpolator'
+export * from './isAnimatedString'
 
 export * from 'fluids'
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/isAnimatedString.ts b/packages/shared/src/isAnimatedString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a660ca417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/isAnimatedString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import * as G from './globals'
+import { is } from './helpers'
+
+// Not all strings can be animated (eg: {display: "none"})
+export function isAnimatedString(value: unknown): value is string {
+  return (
+    is.str(value) &&
+    (value[0] == '#' || /\d/.test(value) || value in (G.colorNames || {}))
+  )
+}
diff --git a/targets/konva/package.json b/targets/konva/package.json
index a14824cdd8..42389d6c6f 100644
--- a/targets/konva/package.json
+++ b/targets/konva/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/konva",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "animated": "link:../../packages/animated",
diff --git a/targets/native/package.json b/targets/native/package.json
index c6e33124a7..f8dd59623d 100644
--- a/targets/native/package.json
+++ b/targets/native/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/native",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rollup -c"
diff --git a/targets/three/package.json b/targets/three/package.json
index eb6c4948ba..7c68fd4f44 100644
--- a/targets/three/package.json
+++ b/targets/three/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/three",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "animated": "link:../../packages/animated",
diff --git a/targets/web/package.json b/targets/web/package.json
index 5cf91ec641..ea9af5e9de 100644
--- a/targets/web/package.json
+++ b/targets/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/web",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "animated": "link:../../packages/animated",
diff --git a/targets/zdog/package.json b/targets/zdog/package.json
index 525c75b9a1..249908e750 100644
--- a/targets/zdog/package.json
+++ b/targets/zdog/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/zdog",
-  "version": "9.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-rc.3",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "animated": "link:../../packages/animated",