diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 968e98d9e..8f59b2813 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set( CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 3)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_SUFFIX rc2)
+set(VERSION_SUFFIX rc3)
 
 if(VERSION_SUFFIX)
     set(VERSION_FULL "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}-${VERSION_SUFFIX}")