diff --git a/quattor/client/version.pan b/quattor/client/version.pan
index 643131b59..d9a284561 100644
--- a/quattor/client/version.pan
+++ b/quattor/client/version.pan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 template quattor/client/version;
 
-variable QUATTOR_RELEASE ?= '24.10.0-rc2';
+variable QUATTOR_RELEASE ?= '24.10.0-rc3';
 variable QUATTOR_REPOSITORY_RELEASE ?= QUATTOR_RELEASE;
 variable QUATTOR_PACKAGES_VERSION ?= QUATTOR_REPOSITORY_RELEASE + '_1';