diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0f3bfd2a52f5c4e7e52befe789406590e79efcb..0814134bbea35d09d5f09e56f5104e7848b9b060 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 09
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*