diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt
index d1b78e569ff402842f3e0fa8f61779268a006e18..9fd85f5362fef82059ffcf2d158572fb87506ce4 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt
@@ -138,5 +138,5 @@ included in this release.
 ---
 exec >/var/tmp/1
 echo O=$(git describe master)
-O=v1.7.6-rc1
+O=v1.7.6-rc2
 git shortlog --no-merges ^maint ^$O master
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 8bc844d7e30cda1a7c0b288655947c888e142800..08e864869bdc70a5afe63d7d99de5c30e725a4a9 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.6-rc1
+DEF_VER=v1.7.6-rc2
 
 LF='
 '