diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/scripts/download-cli.js b/arduino-ide-extension/scripts/download-cli.js
index 6b2ae416..43020172 100755
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/scripts/download-cli.js
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/scripts/download-cli.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 (() => {
 
-    const DEFAULT_VERSION = '0.12.0-rc2'; // require('moment')().format('YYYYMMDD');
+    const DEFAULT_VERSION = '0.12.0-rc3'; // require('moment')().format('YYYYMMDD');
 
     const path = require('path');
     const shell = require('shelljs');