diff --git a/ArduCopter/version.h b/ArduCopter/version.h
index 7d296455fb..9d09d2c792 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/version.h
+++ b/ArduCopter/version.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "ap_version.h"
 
-#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V4.0.1-rc2"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V4.0.1-rc3"
 
 // the following line is parsed by the autotest scripts
 #define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,0,1,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_RC