diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index ecf6faf898eb41af0365719611f70bfaba19a97e..0727840168cb4d704339b643d085df8e82c1ede0 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ final class Version
      * The current Piwik version.
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.9.0-rc1';
+    const VERSION = '2.9.0-rc2';
 }