diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index df2d514733..378510cd29 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ release=3
 # requirement is that it must be entirely printable ASCII characters
 # and have no white space.
 
-greek=rc2
+greek=rc3
 
 # If repo_rev is empty, then the repository version number will be
 # obtained during "make dist" via the "git describe --tags --always"