diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 8b90d3e66859787ba0cef1c2fb634160a8ce768b..564aec2474e53271e75078e86354d8cbe90b1e7b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.0.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.0.0-rc2';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.