diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91759a60d2a3bbde1ec29c7e3f7b30d41f310fbb..f3229a4945bf57f80f4c87eb504123c4ed21bb29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 23
-EXTRAVERSION =-rc2
+EXTRAVERSION =-rc3
 NAME = Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman!
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*