diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 084f79fccf..2e14974386 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.3.4rc2 to 2.3.4rc3:
+  - Remove dependency on deprecated method xml..getchildren (Todor Ivanov) #11984
+
+
 2.3.4rc1 to 2.3.4rc2:
   - Previous build failed while checking the package hash. Retrigger it.
 
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index f7c5315dc4..c083059f69 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.3.4rc2'
+__version__ = '2.3.4rc3'
 __all__ = []