diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 953f6131c00a5e0d5a7f71c8b9e8a011118cd1bc..22b96f744682971f30249545b95cffe698b09977 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
 
 AC_INIT([libgpiod], 1.5)
-AC_SUBST(EXTRA_VERSION, [.rc1])
+AC_SUBST(EXTRA_VERSION, [.rc2])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GPIOD_VERSION_STR],
 			["$PACKAGE_VERSION$EXTRA_VERSION"],