diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fcf3700a46..9bd5143151 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.12.0-ce-rc2
+17.12.0-ce-rc3
diff --git a/components/cli/VERSION b/components/cli/VERSION
index fcf3700a46..9bd5143151 100644
--- a/components/cli/VERSION
+++ b/components/cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.12.0-ce-rc2
+17.12.0-ce-rc3