diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06fb075..dab65ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/mdadm-4.2-rc2.tar.xz
+SOURCES/mdadm-4.2-rc3.tar.xz
diff --git a/.mdadm.metadata b/.mdadm.metadata
index f8a1efb..03bf686 100644
--- a/.mdadm.metadata
+++ b/.mdadm.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b6e99ec4b0c3953505dc2e6ef6e8f2a71a26207d SOURCES/mdadm-4.2-rc2.tar.xz
+953a393e661e2bac6855f0a71e3630e0c358cb2f SOURCES/mdadm-4.2-rc3.tar.xz
diff --git a/SPECS/mdadm.spec b/SPECS/mdadm.spec
index 33f70ae..5637f44 100644
--- a/SPECS/mdadm.spec
+++ b/SPECS/mdadm.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Summary:     The mdadm program controls Linux md devices (software RAID arrays)
 Name:        mdadm
 Version:     4.2
-%define subversion rc2
-Release:     rc2%{?dist}
+%define subversion rc3
+Release:     rc3%{?dist}
 Source:      http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/mdadm-%{version}-%{subversion}.tar.xz
 Source1:     mdmonitor.init
 Source2:     raid-check
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 /usr/lib/mdadm/mdadm_env.sh
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 08 2021 Xiao Ni <xni@redhat.com> - 4.2-rc3
+- Update to 4.2-rc3
+- Resolves rhbz#1983019, rhbz#1995582, rhbz#1972032, rhbz#1885665
+
 * Thu Aug 05 2021 Xiao Ni <xni@redhat.com> - 4.2-rc2
 - Update to 4.2-rc2
 - Resolves rhbz#1989844