diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d4e6050b37d07a145d7a23bcf475d0c0cf6b6b9..131d62e0a791e41deab7958f31ac1dd458b264b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*