diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 686a6b3e54280c9539884b3f40179e2d6deda94b..780d3656874074eec22a258315348efc51fd76a5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.3-rc2
+1.6.3-rc3
diff --git a/arkindex/system_workers.yml b/arkindex/system_workers.yml
index 56ffac74ccea76c658238693b5b9aecc08a1e0aa..26b4e9fcf758e50611e35587319df3e82560ddf6 100644
--- a/arkindex/system_workers.yml
+++ b/arkindex/system_workers.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # When releasing Arkindex, check that the Docker images set here are up to date,
 # then update the `version` to the current Arkindex version as set in the `VERSION` file
 # to confirm that the images have been manually checked.
-version: 1.6.3-rc2
+version: 1.6.3-rc3
 
 features:
     init_elements: registry.gitlab.teklia.com/arkindex/workers/init-elements:0.1.1