diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 145de0ce501..8517225ab29 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ set(CLIENT_NAME "Bitcoin Core")
 set(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 31)
 set(CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 0)
-set(CLIENT_VERSION_RC 2)
+set(CLIENT_VERSION_RC 3)
 set(CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE "true")
 set(COPYRIGHT_YEAR "2026")