diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5c6c21..fca5772 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
     <!-- Commons Release Plugin -->
     <commons.bc.version>1.11</commons.bc.version>
-    <commons.rc.version>RC2</commons.rc.version>
+    <commons.rc.version>RC3</commons.rc.version>
     <commons.release-plugin.version>1.5</commons.release-plugin.version>
     <commons.release.isDistModule>true</commons.release.isDistModule>
     <commons.distSvnStagingUrl>scm:svn:https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/${commons.componentid}</commons.distSvnStagingUrl>