diff --git a/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt b/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
index 9e69738bc..fad0ae17f 100644
--- a/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
+++ b/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.9-rc2
+1.0.9-rc3