diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 76a5670..976ae47 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project(gpufl_client
 # pre-release tokens (`rc1`, `a1`, `b1`, …) aren't valid in CMake's
 # `project(... VERSION ...)`, so we layer them on top here. Final releases
 # leave this empty.
-set(GPUFL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc2")
+set(GPUFL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc3")
 
 # -----------------------
 # CUDA Architectures (CI Friendly)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38a94d8..233e42a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "gpufl"
-version = "1.3.0rc2"
+version = "1.3.0rc3"
 description = "GPU Monitoring Client"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/python/gpufl/__init__.py b/python/gpufl/__init__.py
index 700e016..1aed5eb 100644
--- a/python/gpufl/__init__.py
+++ b/python/gpufl/__init__.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def _c_upload_logs(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
     print(f"[FATAL] Unexpected error importing _gpufl_client: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
     raise e
 
-__version__ = "1.3.0rc2"
+__version__ = "1.3.0rc3"
 
 # ── Backend upload ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 #