diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d24faf1cc..d16597c8d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 New features, fixed bugs, known defects and other noteworthy changes to each release of the Catena-X Portal Backend.
 
+## 2.2.0-RC3
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+* **REgistration Process**
+  * removed DIM authentication details from logs [#951](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/portal-backend/pull/951)
+  * adjust retrigger process for sd creation [#938](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/portal-backend/pull/938)
+* **Connector creation**
+  * adjusted the host and provider company for managed connectors [#948](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/portal-backend/pull/948)
+* **Technical Users**
+  * adjusted logic to delete external technical users [#956](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/portal-backend/pull/956)
+  
 ## 2.2.0-RC2
 
 ### Change
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 0a1bbb7255..7fdb463953 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionPrefix>2.2.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>RC2</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix>RC3</VersionSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>