diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index da1d0a8bb66b2..cb59a11c4d11f 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
 
-$OC_Version = array(12, 0, 0, 24);
+$OC_Version = array(12, 0, 0, 26);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '12.0 RC2';
+$OC_VersionString = '12.0 RC3';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = [
 	'nextcloud' => [