diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c47bb66c19996e2fe6af72336af5c1ad5e5985e..09a18e1a4dde7a710e6d7be36951d446640b5233 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2016
 PATCHLEVEL = 07
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*