diff --git a/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml b/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
index e09a85be7cf..2c1c211ffad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [macos-11, macos-12]
-        pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        # python 3.7 is temporarily removed from release scripts
+        # see https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/3435 
+        pyver: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 018997b29c1..aff6e698099 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,15 @@ v32.1.0 (next, roadmap)
   See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/1745
 
 
-v32.0.5rc1 - 2023-06-22
+v32.0.5rc3 - 2023-06-23
+------------------------
+
+The previous release v32.0.5rc3 was failing on mac app release
+tests, see https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/3435
+for more details. This release attempts to fix this and release
+correctly.
+
+v32.0.5rc2 - 2023-06-22
 ------------------------
 
 The previous release v32.0.5rc1 failed to upload pypi wheels
diff --git a/setup-mini.cfg b/setup-mini.cfg
index 7a080bd0b33..2f248d74557 100644
--- a/setup-mini.cfg
+++ b/setup-mini.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = scancode-toolkit-mini
-version = 32.0.5rc2
+version = 32.0.5rc3
 license = Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0 AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-permissive AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-copyleft
 
 # description must be on ONE line https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1390
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d83d38fe641..e485d2b9923 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = scancode-toolkit
-version = 32.0.5rc2
+version = 32.0.5rc3
 license = Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0 AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-permissive AND LicenseRef-scancode-other-copyleft
 
 # description must be on ONE line https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1390
diff --git a/src/scancode_config.py b/src/scancode_config.py
index 2137fac0f20..9e4a58138c9 100644
--- a/src/scancode_config.py
+++ b/src/scancode_config.py
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ def _create_dir(location):
 # 4. hardcoded This is the default, fallback version in case package is not installed or we
 # do not have a proper version otherwise.
 if not __version__:
-    __version__ = '32.0.5rc2'
+    __version__ = '32.0.5rc3'
 
 #######################
 # used to warn user when the version is out of date
 # this is (year, month, day)
-__release_date__ = datetime.datetime(2023, 6, 22)
+__release_date__ = datetime.datetime(2023, 6, 23)
 
 # See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/2653 for more information
 # on the data format version