diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6d5571b47..3c13bf5f59 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 enable_testing()
 
 project(scopy VERSION 2.2.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(SCOPY_RELEASE_PHASE -rc2)
+set(SCOPY_RELEASE_PHASE -rc3)
 set(SCOPY_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}${SCOPY_RELEASE_PHASE})
 
 # set CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE if not set externally