diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index 15079e8aa718ec48d5a96bdc9d5aeb604a69054d..39af5ee7fc650d54f4d996f9e34b06f88023032e 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ final class Version
      * The current Piwik version.
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.16.3-rc2';
+    const VERSION = '2.16.3-rc3';
 
     public function isStableVersion($version)
     {