diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4c230798db..bf689a144b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 5183.	[bug]		Reinitialize ECS data before reusing client
 			structures. [GL #881]
 
+	--- 9.14.0rc3 released ---
+
 5182.	[bug]		Fix a high-load race/crash in handling of
 			isc_socket_close() in resolver. [GL #834]
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 5f9a477a80..0822a7abf8 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=14
 PATCHVER=0
 RELEASETYPE=rc
-RELEASEVER=2
+RELEASEVER=3
 EXTENSIONS=