diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index 7120d2359..890c1dd3a 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 3b4b4ae44..bc5165c11 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -6201,7 +6201,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "7dace1238f8711aa30690e0e787c81d5cc9ee99c81b6ff0f88545903ecb9a976";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "a2a5a9bc5d606392ac5c14be55b90a92b8577b8ffdac5c63cc6174f41764c753";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes(const GetCheckpointsCallback& get_checkpoints)
 {
   if (get_checkpoints == nullptr || !m_fast_sync)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index 32263d04d..1a94829c4 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION "0.9.6-rc2"
+#define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION "0.9.6-rc3"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "release"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.3.4"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Zero"