diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3ae73307..ffad91f7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  kombu - Messaging Framework for Python
 #############################################
 
-:Version: 2.2.0rc1
+:Version: 2.2.0rc2
 
 Synopsis
 ========
diff --git a/kombu/__init__.py b/kombu/__init__.py
index 6dda7f3f..f62a4160 100644
--- a/kombu/__init__.py
+++ b/kombu/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Messaging Framework for Python"""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-VERSION = (2, 2, 0, "rc1")
+VERSION = (2, 2, 0, "rc2")
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, VERSION[0:3])) + "".join(VERSION[3:])
 __author__ = "Ask Solem"
 __contact__ = "ask@celeryproject.org"