diff --git a/share/xml/release.ent b/share/xml/release.ent
index 07da7fe6c4..01197cc113 100644
--- a/share/xml/release.ent
+++ b/share/xml/release.ent
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 <!ENTITY beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY % beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY betarel.current '9.3'>
-<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'RC2'>
+<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'RC3'>
 <!ENTITY u.betarel.schedule '&base;/releases/&betarel.current;R/schedule.html'>
 
 <!-- If we have a second release in the release cycle (e.g. 5.x and 6.y