diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a8d255f3..db8d856e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.66rc1
+0.66rc3
   - todo
 0.65
   - Fixed FAT writing.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4a1a5e6f..069e28e3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.66rc1
+0.66rc3
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index bcb1bb18..d76b6228 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Init.
-AC_INIT(dosbox,0.66rc1)
+AC_INIT(dosbox,0.66rc3)
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(README)