diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index 7af2f1e75ca9..d75d869b6d45 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ object Build {
   val scalacVersion = "2.12.8"
   val referenceVersion = "0.15.0-RC1"
 
-  val baseVersion = "0.16.0-RC1"
+  val baseVersion = "0.16.0-RC2"
   val baseSbtDottyVersion = "0.3.4"
 
   // Versions used by the vscode extension to create a new project