diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index aecf8016c7a94a43897b7734e9c164ca45bc5b93..0ff36ee92d0e5aed6c58cc409e7ab90b6cdd3abe 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9_beta2
+9_beta3