diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 48a3f7b281d3aaf63de95b009447e7616789d2e2..64a259db649d3b5e5944d82991843be8983b029a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.14.4-rc2
+0.14.4-rc3