diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index fb5ee5f..f2dea88 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-389-ds-base-1.2.5.rc2.tar.bz2
+389-ds-base-1.2.5.rc3.tar.bz2
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
index 16c2b31..6ba2469 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.5.rc2
+VERSION=1.2.5.rc3
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 #SRCNAME=$PKGNAME-$VERSION-$DATE
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git.sh b/389-ds-base-git.sh
index bd196d7..2413562 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.5.rc2
+VERSION=1.2.5.rc3
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 URL="http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=389/ds.git;a=snapshot;h=$TAG;sf=tgz"
diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 1a7c1ad..d9cc308 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 
 %global pkgname   dirsrv
 # for a pre-release, define the prerel field - comment out for official release
-%global prerel .rc2
+%global prerel .rc3
 # also need the relprefix field for a pre-release - also comment out for official release
 %global relprefix 0.
 
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
 Version:          1.2.5
-Release:          %{?relprefix}3%{?prerel}%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?relprefix}4%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ end
 %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 17 2009 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.5-0.4.rc3
+- 1.2.5.rc3 release
+
 * Mon Dec  7 2009 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.5-0.3.rc2
 - 1.2.5.rc2 release
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 8d35560..23f2f3a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-aed7a2ac75a35cfaa8abeb35a49b2ac9  389-ds-base-1.2.5.rc2.tar.bz2
+394658aaeda80bdc4bf46ca12b92a752  389-ds-base-1.2.5.rc3.tar.bz2