diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7705f7496012ff1328c306c1cf0674084fd1579..952d354069a43f0c269e1ad662a08f89d06fd6ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*