diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1b95d05b30..fbcc8fc641 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2021-11-14 - V5.0.0-rc2
+2021-11-22 - V5.0.0-rc3
   * Faster training and recognition by default (float instead of
     double calculations)
   * More options for binarization
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   * pdf.ttf no longer needed, now integrated into the code
   * Faster flat build with automake
   * New options for combine_tessdata to show details of traineddata files
+  * Improved training messages
   * Improved unit tests and fuzzing tests
   * Lots of bug fixes
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d2d0579f03..a01bd5cb4b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0-rc2
+5.0.0-rc3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9a5cb773e..04c3d78793 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects nostdinc])
 # Define date of package, etc. Could be useful in auto-generated
 # documentation.
 PACKAGE_YEAR=2021
-PACKAGE_DATE="11/14"
+PACKAGE_DATE="11/22"
 
 abs_top_srcdir=`AS_DIRNAME([$0])`