diff --git a/configure/RELEASE b/configure/RELEASE
index e43050cda11bb2b608aaf9bec124d72939e3b330..7989bbc45030ac24f5dff8f963e71d6e9d570f17 100644
--- a/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/configure/RELEASE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ EPICS_BASE=/epics/base-3.15.5
 
 
 E3_REQUIRE_NAME:=require
-E3_REQUIRE_VERSION:=3.0.0
+E3_REQUIRE_VERSION:=3.0.2
 
 
 # The definitions shown below can also be placed in an untracked RELEASE.local