diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 63ea37a5..d82f2bc3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v2.0.0rc1 - 2024-01-21
+v2.0.0rc2 - 2024-01-21
 ======================
 
 This release include breaking change. See migrations.md for more details on how to upgrade.
diff --git a/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py b/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py
index dc0ce591..6a74444e 100644
--- a/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "2.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "2.0.0rc2"
 
 
 class MQTTException(Exception):