diff --git a/.github/workflows/testrelease_binary.yml b/.github/workflows/testrelease_binary.yml
index 502fcbf4..dd5a19a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testrelease_binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testrelease_binary.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH=/opt/python/cp37-cp37m/bin:$PATH
 
           pip3 install wheel six auditwheel twine
+          pip3 install urllib3==1.26.6	  # use older version to avoid OpenSSL vesion issue
           pip3 install numpy==1.21.6
           #if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
           #   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/mfem/__init__.py b/mfem/__init__.py
index 92488372..43ea19df 100644
--- a/mfem/__init__.py
+++ b/mfem/__init__.py
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ def debug_print(message):
 
     print(message)
 
-__version__ = '4.6.0.0rc2'
+__version__ = '4.6.0.0rc3'