diff --git a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
index e8a4e9088b..fc234dd8e5 100644
--- a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
+++ b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           rippled
-Version:        0.26.3-rc2
+Version:        0.26.3-rc3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Ripple peer-to-peer network daemon
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index 6cf1eca89e..e6977214ac 100644
--- a/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.26.3-rc2"
+        "0.26.3-rc3"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //