diff --git a/VERSION_29 b/VERSION_29
index 45fb253..b1d193e 100644
--- a/VERSION_29
+++ b/VERSION_29
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-BASE_VERSION=v2.9.0-rc2
+BASE_VERSION=v2.9.0-rc3
 SUFFIX_VERSION=fl.$(cat patches-argo-cd/series | cut -d- -f1 | tail -1)
-GITOPS_ENGINE_VERSION=f15cf615b8141a9f0d8e37cf92bac2d0e7a486da
+GITOPS_ENGINE_VERSION=b0fffe419a0f0a40f9f2c0b6346b752ed6537385