diff --git a/pkg/constants/version.go b/pkg/constants/version.go
index e121dcc0b6..c1dd53ce64 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/version.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // BuildVersion is the local build version, set by build system
-const BuildVersion = "1.2.0-rc2"
+const BuildVersion = "1.2.0-rc3"
 
 // software version
 func UserVersion() string {