diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4cf73833..1776d722 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-    <version>2.15.0-rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.15.0-rc3</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 4e914d64..140a034a 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Modules:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.15.0-rc2 (28-Mar-2023)
+2.15.0-rc3 (15-Apr-2023)
 
 No changes since 2.14