diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 71a43d2d6..7d86e683c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ strongswan-5.6.2
 - Adding the --keyid parameter to pki --print allows to print private keys
   or certificates stored in a smartcard or a TPM 2.0.
 
+- The tpm_extendpcr command line tool extends a digest into a TPM PCR.
+
 
 strongswan-5.6.1
 ----------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b497147cf..a520b7c2f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #  initialize & set some vars
 # ============================
 
-AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.6.2dr2])
+AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.6.2dr3])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(m4_esyscmd([
 	echo tar-ustar
 	echo subdir-objects
diff --git a/testing/testing.conf b/testing/testing.conf
index 4a3044167..54f24bf7b 100644
--- a/testing/testing.conf
+++ b/testing/testing.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fi
 : ${KERNELPATCH=ha-4.4-abicompat.patch.bz2}
 
 # strongSwan version used in tests
-: ${SWANVERSION=5.6.2dr2}
+: ${SWANVERSION=5.6.2dr3}
 
 # Build directory where the guest kernel and images will be built
 : ${BUILDDIR=$TESTDIR/build}