diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5cfe43ff775c553bfc57d78c83db8f7b1ba97627..64351eb769e2057ad45c0bd7fb38384136cccbce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2018
 PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*