diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 46440a3468..4bca442e85 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
     protected $classes;
     protected $errorReportingLevel;
 
-    const VERSION         = '2.2.0-DEV';
+    const VERSION         = '2.2.0-RC3';
     const VERSION_ID      = '20100';
     const MAJOR_VERSION   = '2';
     const MINOR_VERSION   = '2';
     const RELEASE_VERSION = '0';
-    const EXTRA_VERSION   = 'DEV';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION   = 'RC3';
 
     /**
      * Constructor.