diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75afbfc236d46e4cd9592fbe029f6c764e2a5203..37cbcb28f75edeba501add870955542cc0c79644 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2016
 PATCHLEVEL = 11
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*