diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index b09da9c17..4ff0e4fbe 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require_once('include/dbstructure.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Ginger');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.3.2' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.3.3-RC' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1178      );
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );