diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 399f078a4..6e4fd5ba9 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-### 2.9.0.rc1 / 2012-03-11
-[full changelog](http://github.com/rspec/rspec-expectations/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0.rc1)
+### 2.9.0.rc2 / 2012-03-12
+[full changelog](http://github.com/rspec/rspec-expectations/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0.rc2)
 
 Enhancements
 
diff --git a/lib/rspec/expectations/version.rb b/lib/rspec/expectations/version.rb
index c6916d4d3..19f761b4e 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/expectations/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/expectations/version.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module RSpec
   module Expectations
     # @private
     module Version
-      STRING = '2.9.0.rc1'
+      STRING = '2.9.0.rc2'
     end
   end
 end