diff --git a/version.pri b/version.pri
index 9fdb93b12..69a1e66e5 100644
--- a/version.pri
+++ b/version.pri
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 os2 {
-    DEFINES += VERSION=\'\"v2.6.0rc2\"\'
+    DEFINES += VERSION=\'\"v2.6.0rc3\"\'
 } else {
-    DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v2.6.0rc2\\\"
+    DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v2.6.0rc3\\\"
 }
 DEFINES += VERSION_MAJOR=2
 DEFINES += VERSION_MINOR=6