diff --git a/src/jinja2/__init__.py b/src/jinja2/__init__.py
index 2a39873c7..96b9eaee2 100644
--- a/src/jinja2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/jinja2/__init__.py
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@
 from .utils import pass_eval_context
 from .utils import select_autoescape
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "3.0.0rc2"