diff --git a/configure/RELEASE b/configure/RELEASE
index 31aa98b396f47228ccb429a39a2c2a521fd3b5fa..18f7992c6e9c644c6ea7558a17fe56d3f0eac4b1 100644
--- a/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/configure/RELEASE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 EPICS_BASE=/epics/base-7.0.4
 
 E3_REQUIRE_NAME:=require
-E3_REQUIRE_VERSION:=3.2.0
+E3_REQUIRE_VERSION:=3.3.0
 
 # The definitions shown below can also be placed in an untracked RELEASE.local
 -include $(TOP)/../../RELEASE.local