diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38b42daf3b5b5c9229d54562949103eda0fd108d..7cbb610351c04bde514be6fc4cc27db8b676b2fa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 03
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*