diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 5d1588d6d348bb0f3d24468c53c374bcec902c9c..4efa9adf596d55782bf1fe75e687bb8a375ccdb6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.2.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.2.0-rc2';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.