diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 80a79ce1..b783526a 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-n.n.n / 2014-12-19
+0.5.0-rc.2 / 2014-12-19
 ==================
 
   * Update textom
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index f1755392..1682e4fe 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "retext",
-  "version": "0.5.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0-rc.2",
   "description": "Extensible system for analysing and manipulating natural language",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0db61df7..0d05359e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "retext",
-  "version": "0.5.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0-rc.2",
   "description": "Extensible system for analysing and manipulating natural language",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [