diff --git a/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py b/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py
index a8297683b5..5316b2d471 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-VERSION = "2.5.0rc2"
+VERSION = "2.5.0rc3"