diff --git a/cnf/build.bnd b/cnf/build.bnd
index fe4b3cbf25..11ef6eb371 100644
--- a/cnf/build.bnd
+++ b/cnf/build.bnd
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Bundle-Version:         ${base.version}.${tstamp}-SNAPSHOT
 -groupid:               biz.aQute.bnd
 -pom:                   version=${if;${def;-snapshot};${versionmask;===;${@version}}-${def;-snapshot};${versionmask;===s;${@version}}}
 -maven-release:         pom;path=JAR,javadoc;-classpath="${project.buildpath}"
--snapshot: RC2
+-snapshot: RC3
 
 # -snapshot set to a value (e.g. RC1) is a release build with the value as the Maven version qualifier. (e.g. 6.0.0-RC1)
 # -snapshot set to the empty string is a release build with no Maven version qualifier. (e.g. 6.0.0)
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties b/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties
index e544df485e..6961de067f 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xms1024m -Xmx2048m
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true
 
 bnd_group: biz.aQute.bnd
-bnd_version: 7.0.0-RC2
+bnd_version: 7.0.0-RC3
 bnd_distrepo: ../dist/bundles
diff --git a/maven-plugins/bnd-plugin-parent/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/bnd-plugin-parent/pom.xml
index 7131de1baf..2f352904d8 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/bnd-plugin-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/bnd-plugin-parent/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<version>${revision}</version>
 
 	<properties>
-		<revision>7.0.0-RC2</revision>
+		<revision>7.0.0-RC3</revision>
 		<project.build.outputTimestamp>1980-02-01T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>