diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index 743e299767d2..9f7a4839c3dc 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ object Build {
    *  During release candidate cycle incremented by the release officer before publishing a subsequent RC version;
    *  During final, stable release is set exactly to `developedVersion`.
   */
-  val baseVersion = s"$developedVersion-RC1"
+  val baseVersion = s"$developedVersion-RC2"
 
   /** Final version of Scala compiler, controlled by environment variables. */
   val dottyVersion = {