diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 425694ca3bc..2e03a70a404 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ included in the vX.Y.Z section and be denoted as:
    (** also appeared: A.B.C)  -- indicating that this item was previously
                                  included in release version vA.B.C.
 
-4.1.5 -- January, 2023
-----------------------
+4.1.5 -- February, 2023
+-----------------------
 
 - Update embedded OpenPMIx to version 3.2.4
 - Fix issue building with ifort on MacOS.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 846fd79d58b..6c725432db5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ release=5
 # requirement is that it must be entirely printable ASCII characters
 # and have no white space.
 
-greek=rc2
+greek=rc3
 
 # If repo_rev is empty, then the repository version number will be
 # obtained during "make dist" via the "git describe --tags --always"