diff --git a/reference/en/master.xml b/reference/en/master.xml
index 9449a54119..1df0eb778d 100644
--- a/reference/en/master.xml
+++ b/reference/en/master.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <bookinfo>
         <title>HIBERNATE - Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java</title>
         <subtitle>Hibernate Reference Documentation</subtitle>
-        <releaseinfo>3.1 rc2</releaseinfo>
+        <releaseinfo>3.1 rc3</releaseinfo>
     </bookinfo>
 
     <toc/>