diff --git a/include/wx/version.h b/include/wx/version.h
index c762d9a9f0..904b06f73c 100644
--- a/include/wx/version.h
+++ b/include/wx/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define wxMINOR_VERSION      0
 #define wxRELEASE_NUMBER     0
 #define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  0
-#define wxVERSION_STRING   wxT("wxWidgets 3.0.0 RC1")
+#define wxVERSION_STRING   wxT("wxWidgets 3.0.0-rc2")
 
 /*  nothing to update below this line when updating the version */
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */