diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d148a55bfd0f5371207fab8326ca4956953001eb..28026d1ebb9d84a5a95b5a6e05de74d5cd5cd5e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 1
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*