diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfed58bec661bb71aab8cbc67edbd5478e98e999..6a94504d5865b886c7087da6d586dc6987e54221 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 01
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*