diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index a9150ebf68..b7032b2e39 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ const
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 2
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 3
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.