diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99300dc680e9f2ad24ab0a4aa6f6f54b2f955a91..a22978413b6558793a9d605abf95cd65dd672699 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 25
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Funky Weasel is Jiggy wit it
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*