2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/META.json b/META.json
index ddc92c7786..3eaf6491ff 100644
--- a/META.json
+++ b/META.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
          "vxs.inc"
       ]
    },
-   "release_status" : "stable",
+   "release_status" : "testing",
    "resources" : {
       "bugtracker" : {
          "web" : "https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues"
diff --git a/patchlevel.h b/patchlevel.h
index 57880f126c..c11bca3608 100644
--- a/patchlevel.h
+++ b/patchlevel.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ hunk.
 #  endif
 static const char * const local_patches[] = {
         NULL
+        ,"RC3"
 #ifdef PERL_GIT_UNCOMMITTED_CHANGES
         ,"uncommitted-changes"
 #endif