diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b32606b69f5..b4cac995b8e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 VERSION = 2025
 PATCHLEVEL = 04
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
index 03deea2af1a..b6ad7218614 100644
--- a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on::
 
 * U-Boot v2025.04-rc2 was released on Mon 10 February 2025.
 
-.. * U-Boot v2025.04-rc3 was released on Mon 24 February 2025.
+* U-Boot v2025.04-rc3 was released on Mon 24 February 2025.
 
 .. * U-Boot v2025.04-rc4 was released on Mon 10 March 2025.