diff --git a/gr-howto-write-a-block/version.sh b/gr-howto-write-a-block/version.sh
index 758fa92f883e6515b588a032a9d0fa2acc4a7da9..c18f464162e4239df7d616d27be9567673007fcf 100644
--- a/gr-howto-write-a-block/version.sh
+++ b/gr-howto-write-a-block/version.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MAJOR_VERSION=3
 API_COMPAT=3
-MINOR_VERSION=0-rc2
+MINOR_VERSION=0-rc3
 MAINT_VERSION=0
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 758fa92f883e6515b588a032a9d0fa2acc4a7da9..c18f464162e4239df7d616d27be9567673007fcf 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MAJOR_VERSION=3
 API_COMPAT=3
-MINOR_VERSION=0-rc2
+MINOR_VERSION=0-rc3
 MAINT_VERSION=0