diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 0148450e7c1..708fb4c4e36 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2026 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )
 
 if ( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
-    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc.2") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
+    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc.3") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc.1
 endif( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD )