diff --git a/build/version.go b/build/version.go
index 636fead39..94e4d7508 100644
--- a/build/version.go
+++ b/build/version.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const (
 
 	// AppPreRelease MUST only contain characters from semanticAlphabet
 	// per the semantic versioning spec.
-	AppPreRelease = "beta.rc2"
+	AppPreRelease = "beta.rc3"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8df458fa1..a52191cf8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/cert v1.2.2
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/clock v1.1.1
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/healthcheck v1.2.3
-	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb v1.4.3
+	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb v1.4.4
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/queue v1.1.1
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/ticker v1.1.1
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/tlv v1.1.1
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ replace github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 // allows us to specify that as an option.
 replace google.golang.org/protobuf => github.com/lightninglabs/protobuf-go-hex-display v1.30.0-hex-display
 
-replace github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb => ./kvdb
-
 // If you change this please also update .github/pull_request_template.md and
 // docs/INSTALL.md.
 go 1.19
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f6606208f..cca09de17 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/clock v1.1.1 h1:OfR3/zcJd2RhH0RU+zX/77c0ZiOnIMsD
 github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/clock v1.1.1/go.mod h1:mGnAhPyjYZQJmebS7aevElXKTFDuO+uNFFfMXK1W8xQ=
 github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/healthcheck v1.2.3 h1:oqhOOy8WmIEa6RBkYKC0mmYZkhl8T2kGD97n9jpML8o=
 github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/healthcheck v1.2.3/go.mod h1:eDxH3dEwV9DeBW/6inrmlVh1qBOFV0AI14EEPnGt9gc=
+github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb v1.4.4 h1:bCv63rVCvzqj1BkagN/EWTov6NDDgYEG/t0z2HepRMk=
+github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb v1.4.4/go.mod h1:9SuaIqMA9ugrVkdvgQkYXa8CAKYNYd4vsEYORP4V698=
 github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/queue v1.1.1 h1:99ovBlpM9B0FRCGYJo6RSFDlt8/vOkQQZznVb18iNMI=
 github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/queue v1.1.1/go.mod h1:7A6nC1Qrm32FHuhx/mi1cieAiBZo5O6l8IBIoQxvkz4=
 github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/ticker v1.1.1 h1:J/b6N2hibFtC7JLV77ULQp++QLtCwT6ijJlbdiZFbSM=