diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 316944c9d038762154fca2c49d127b0e511dd7c2..5264df0a6ba791c63a4e1e9b3f3d87480f219abd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2018
 PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*