diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 0c3ee952d5..d8e3d7a949 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -3569,7 +3569,7 @@ const
   NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 0
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 2
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 3
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch