diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a1c86788..1ba54048 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DD mmm YYYY - 2.9.????? (To be released)
+15 Dez 2014 - 2.9.0-RC2
 -----------------------
 
  * OpenSSL dependency was removed on MS Windows builds. ModSecurity is now using
diff --git a/apache2/msc_release.h b/apache2/msc_release.h
index b34d80e1..57d5a5f4 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_release.h
+++ b/apache2/msc_release.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_MINOR       "9"
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_MAINT       "0"
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_TYPE        ""
-#define MODSEC_VERSION_RELEASE     "-RC1"
+#define MODSEC_VERSION_RELEASE     "-RC2"
 
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_SUFFIX MODSEC_VERSION_TYPE MODSEC_VERSION_RELEASE