diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f9b76d3a4b7de903e02fb6723dd03e9b31867d6..6c0a4d294444cb41b174651ca2b66c856a8f1a55 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*