diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66a0163ed27dc8c797e8b22a09bb796083308da0..f03fec15ceff5dfcc1b606a671a761785c483366 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2016
 PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*