diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 71c4724e..f7704e4a 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ WITH_HTTP_API=yes
 
 # Also bump lib/mosquitto.h, CMakeLists.txt,
 # installer/mosquitto.nsi, installer/mosquitto64.nsi
-VERSION=2.1.0rc1
+VERSION=2.1.0rc2
 
 # Client library SO version. Bump if incompatible API/ABI changes are made.
 SOVERSION=1
diff --git a/installer/mosquitto.nsi b/installer/mosquitto.nsi
index 25ff3c9e..efe814df 100644
--- a/installer/mosquitto.nsi
+++ b/installer/mosquitto.nsi
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SetCompressor /SOLID lzma
 !define env_hklm 'HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"'
 
 Name "Eclipse Mosquitto"
-!define VERSION 2.1.0rc1
+!define VERSION 2.1.0rc2
 OutFile "mosquitto-${VERSION}-install-windows-x86.exe"
 
 InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Mosquitto"
diff --git a/installer/mosquitto64.nsi b/installer/mosquitto64.nsi
index 4cae59b8..69514082 100644
--- a/installer/mosquitto64.nsi
+++ b/installer/mosquitto64.nsi
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SetCompressor /SOLID lzma
 !define env_hklm 'HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"'
 
 Name "Eclipse Mosquitto"
-!define VERSION 2.1.0rc1
+!define VERSION 2.1.0rc2
 OutFile "mosquitto-${VERSION}-install-windows-x64.exe"
 
 !include "x64.nsh"
diff --git a/set-version.sh b/set-version.sh
index 072b99ec..d911c9d9 100755
--- a/set-version.sh
+++ b/set-version.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 MAJOR=2
 MINOR=1
-REVISION=0rc1
+REVISION=0rc2
 
 sed -i "s/^VERSION=.*/VERSION=${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${REVISION}/" config.mk
 
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 92a9c3b2..1ab45aa5 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mosquitto
-version: 2.1.0rc1
+version: 2.1.0rc2
 summary: Eclipse Mosquitto MQTT broker
 description: This is a message broker that supports version 5.0, 3.1.1, and 3.1 of the MQTT protocol.
     MQTT provides a method of carrying out messaging using a publish/subscribe
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 9f0993b0..242bc55a 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "mosquitto",
-	"version-string": "2.1.0rc1",
+	"version-string": "2.1.0rc2",
 	"dependencies": [
 		"argon2",
 		"cjson",