diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01ebcd90..fb789271 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,10 +139,9 @@ I recommend writing your API tests using this new library, [httpexpect](https://
 Versioning
 ------------
 
-Current: **v3.0.0-pre.release**
+Current: **v3.0.0**
 >  Iris is an active project
 
-
 Read more about Semantic Versioning 2.0.0
 
  - http://semver.org/
@@ -152,13 +151,20 @@ Read more about Semantic Versioning 2.0.0
 
 Todo
 ------------
-> for the next release 'v3'
+> for the next version 'v4'
+
+- [ ] Refactor & extend view engine, separate the engines from the main code base, easier for the community to create new view engines.
+- [ ] Create a router as optional plugin, for optional path parts. Its name, 'ryan', taken from the community-member and donator who requested this feature.
+- [ ] Extend the iris control plugin
+- [ ] Remove deprecated functions.
+
+> completed for release 'v3'
 
 - [x] [Dynamic/Wildcard subdomains](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/subdomains.html)
 - [x] [Create server & client side](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/package-websocket.html) (js) library for .on('event', func action(...)) / .emit('event')... (like socket.io but supports only websocket)
-- [x] [Create a view system](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/render_templates.html) supporting different types of template engines
+- [x] [Create a view engines system](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/render_templates.html) supporting different types of template engines
 - [x] Extend, test and publish to the public the [Iris' cmd](https://github.com/kataras/iris/tree/master/iris)[*](https://github.com/kataras/rizla)
-- [ ] Complete the API tests, community can help also, tests are located [here](https://github.com/iris-contrib/tests).
+- [x] Complete the API tests, community can help also, tests are located [here](https://github.com/iris-contrib/tests).
 
 
 If you're **willing to donate** click [here](DONATIONS.md)!
@@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ License can be found [here](LICENSE).
 [Travis]: http://travis-ci.org/kataras/iris
 [License Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT%20%20License%20-E91E63.svg?style=flat-square
 [License]: https://github.com/kataras/iris/blob/master/LICENSE
-[Release Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v3.0.0--pre.release-blue.svg?style=flat-square
+[Release Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v3.0.0-blue.svg?style=flat-square
 [Release]: https://github.com/kataras/iris/releases
 [Chat Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/community-chat-00BCD4.svg?style=flat-square
 [Chat]: https://kataras.rocket.chat/channel/iris
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index aaebed1d..6721c5a7 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ var (
 
 type (
 	// Map is just a conversion for a map[string]interface{}
+	// should not be used inside Render when PongoEngine is used.
 	Map map[string]interface{}
 	// Context is resetting every time a request is coming to the server
 	// it is not good practice to use this object in goroutines, for these cases use the .Clone()
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index f5da32ce..70c30595 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -1153,10 +1153,12 @@ type (
 		Method() string
 		// Path returns the path
 		Path() string
-		// SetPath changes/sets the path for the Route
+		// SetPath changes/sets the path for this route
 		SetPath(string)
 		// Middleware returns the slice of Handler([]Handler) registed to this route
 		Middleware() Middleware
+		// SetMiddleware changes/sets the middleware(handler(s)) for this route
+		SetMiddleware(Middleware)
 	}
 
 	route struct {
@@ -1254,6 +1256,10 @@ func (r route) Middleware() Middleware {
 	return r.middleware
 }
 
+func (r *route) SetMiddleware(m Middleware) {
+	r.middleware = m
+}
+
 const (
 	// subdomainIndicator where './' exists in a registed path then it contains subdomain
 	subdomainIndicator = "./"
diff --git a/iris.go b/iris.go
index fd4a2f25..53d94149 100644
--- a/iris.go
+++ b/iris.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version of the iris
-	Version = "3.0.0-pre.release"
+	Version = "3.0.0"
 
 	// HTMLEngine conversion for config.HTMLEngine
 	HTMLEngine = config.HTMLEngine