diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f2116815416091dbfa7dcf58ae179ae3241ec1b1..ff5e0731d26df81324fc1ae4b456d23bb4c222db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*