diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 131d62e0a791e41deab7958f31ac1dd458b264b1..b8816add1fc3410e23be1fa041bd511f550d58f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*