diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f3278e3b013..f88684947ee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 VERSION = 2025
 PATCHLEVEL = 07
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
index b68b462257d..36bb9055e6a 100644
--- a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on::
 
 * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc2 was released on Mon 12 May 2025.
 
-.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc3 was released on Mon 26 May 2025.
+* U-Boot |next_ver|-rc3 was released on Mon 26 May 2025.
 
 .. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc4 was released on Mon 09 June 2025.