diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b867fd..f55b1d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -321,3 +321,5 @@ samba-3.6.0pre1.tar.gz
 /samba-4.18.0rc1.tar.asc
 /samba-4.18.0rc2.tar.xz
 /samba-4.18.0rc2.tar.asc
+/samba-4.18.0rc3.tar.xz
+/samba-4.18.0rc3.tar.asc
diff --git a/samba.spec b/samba.spec
index 564c0ac..ade4396 100644
--- a/samba.spec
+++ b/samba.spec
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
 %define samba_requires_eq()  %(LC_ALL="C" echo '%*' | xargs -r rpm -q --qf 'Requires: %%{name} = %%{epoch}:%%{version}\\n' | sed -e 's/ (none):/ /' -e 's/ 0:/ /' | grep -v "is not")
 
 %global samba_version 4.18.0
-%global baserelease 4
+%global baserelease 6
 # This should be rc1 or %%nil
-%global pre_release rc2
+%global pre_release rc3
 
 %global samba_release %{baserelease}
 %if "x%{?pre_release}" != "x"
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
 
 %global talloc_version 2.4.0
 %global tdb_version 1.4.8
-%global tevent_version 0.14.0
-%global ldb_version 2.7.0
+%global tevent_version 0.14.1
+%global ldb_version 2.7.1
 
 %global required_mit_krb5 1.20.1
 
@@ -4333,6 +4333,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 15 2023 Guenther Deschner <gdeschner@redhat.com> - 4.18.0rc3-6
+- resolves: #2166416 - Update to version 4.18.0rc3
+
 * Tue Feb 14 2023 Pavel Filipenský <pfilipen@redhat.com> - 4.18.0rc2-4
 - resolves: rhbz#2166124 - Create package samba-tools, move there samba-tool binary
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 760bff2..bc6a0db 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (samba-4.18.0rc2.tar.xz) = 1467ee97c5861e7306d2bf96c0c600404212d9b241cc28e5fb649f8297bdb3bb86a774cb78ccfc82a70f7b715eff7eb0de9dc3563ba0300c6a069d9609fbdef4
-SHA512 (samba-4.18.0rc2.tar.asc) = 557eec6485669b172b16fd5032750d8cfa8058d1615316d7e539924d561d7d7e7d0990bcf62f96d0ec467c8fc5e59c0bb8ea1a963396055b6af8659e166073cd
+SHA512 (samba-4.18.0rc3.tar.xz) = ebcb183e4e823a6f4c7d6d483d4efd1e6da8cf5bce1d685bba7c80c7d2392ed909ab8fc14dd7f74aa10c0d1ad1e96830413bb001b4c8add8ee70f073175aab81
+SHA512 (samba-4.18.0rc3.tar.asc) = 178959b7e361655037534fd3d11648c7b5636e65547d85d2b8090a1e79a7580ac61ff35553aff1054b6031f49ad48096538a49e26f714d3ea10c493303910b91