diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 278c89ad33fc70aa5a0cee5018d358ec4198dee9..293f9a289d65f16ecba9d2848ace90c1d4cd14dd 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.3.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.3.0-rc2';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.