diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf9e20dac86e..7715b2c14fb4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 29
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*