diff --git a/redis/__init__.py b/redis/__init__.py
index bc7f3c9d9c..daf741b1c9 100644
--- a/redis/__init__.py
+++ b/redis/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def int_or_str(value):
         return value
 
 
-__version__ = "4.1.0rc1"
+__version__ = "4.1.0rc2"
 
 
 VERSION = tuple(map(int_or_str, __version__.split('.')))