diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e2e0e2567..49362e49c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set( CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_SUFFIX rc1)
+set(VERSION_SUFFIX rc2)
 
 if(VERSION_SUFFIX)
     set(VERSION_FULL "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}-${VERSION_SUFFIX}")