diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f156f40d6334282160409ef6a2ca30ee755de98a..ea413fa03e4e84868591048e6191be19031f6176 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 27
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*