diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3e1565d..82b3977 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.64)
 
 AC_INIT([protobuf-c],
-        [1.0.0-rc1],
+        [1.0.0-rc2],
         [https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/issues],
         [protobuf-c],
         [https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c])