diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9880e911afe368744ace80e33206cdfc61ea6d12..ac2c61c37a73e9cf3273c8ef4f0e5401fa34ec95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*