diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 13e90534c..aa21ac4b1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dnl ===========================
 dnl  initialize & set some vars
 dnl ===========================
 
-AC_INIT(strongSwan,4.5.0rc2)
+AC_INIT(strongSwan,4.5.0rc3)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tar-ustar)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4/config])
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG