diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index a9dfcfd456..b815a754aa 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -383,4 +383,4 @@
 /**
  * Constant: VERSION_NUMBER
  */
-OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="Release 2.11-rc2";
+OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="Release 2.11-rc3";
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js b/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
index e81f8e25b7..6eb5420a01 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var OpenLayers = {
     /**
      * Constant: VERSION_NUMBER
      */
-    VERSION_NUMBER: "Release 2.11-rc2",
+    VERSION_NUMBER: "Release 2.11-rc3",
 
     /**
      * Constant: singleFile