diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 08ff02da7ce3..a5ba759e0fd5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 34
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*