diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ba1ca53625fe21de6de1e9a061e1201b450ca81a..e44eb82a28af8e756f9eb1c6e7cd0894a25b7482 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.21rc2
-time 2023-06-21T02:00:01Z
+go1.21rc3
+time 2023-07-13T19:00:35Z