diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f3132c211b76d47ce230f6c1fcb52f10a5fd6b6..cd265f546677255e5fd42a7f420d0045a56dc07b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2018
 PATCHLEVEL = 03
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*