diff --git a/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig b/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
index 395959a..23e96ba 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc2"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc3"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_ROMULUS_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="ROMULUS_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_ROMULUS_MRW_XML_FILENAME="ROMULUS_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index 419737e..f4e296e 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc2"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc3"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_WITHERSPOON_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_WITHERSPOON_MRW_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
index 3bdf058..8e11c18 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc2"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc3"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_ZAIUS_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="ZAIUS_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_ZAIUS_MRW_XML_FILENAME="ZAIUS_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
index d0aab79..bb82885 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # BR2_PACKAGE_OCC is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_CAPP_UCODE is not set
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc2"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.5.0-rc3"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PPE42_BINUTILS is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PPE42_GCC is not set
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
index 070fa50..dfcf665 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 config BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "skiboot-5.5.0-rc2" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "skiboot-5.5.0-rc3" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION