diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 485a1d059257c841fb3cfc6ca9c9063fda22d0c7..9cee3c4d501e60eca6d1c400bcf8323f470bb213 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 0
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
 VERSION_TWEAK = 4
-EXTRAVERSION = rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = rc2