diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ used from a setup script as
 # Updated automatically by the Python release process.
 #
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "3.3.0rc2"
+__version__ = "3.3.0rc3"
 #--end constants--
Bump to <I>rc3.