diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1619c47ecc..d14955f3f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 VERSION = 2011
 PATCHLEVEL = 06
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 ifneq "$(SUBLEVEL)" ""
 U_BOOT_VERSION = $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 else