diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e45594581..a2b36b2ec 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #  initialize & set some vars
 # ============================
 
-AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.0.3dr2])
+AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.0.3dr3])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tar-ustar)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4/config])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])