diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 19ab57c5a2b628a87628f7c145c350799f387110..5168045ba351e6c0e1ca5ae1816ff2e19e5e47c9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0_rc1
+3.0.0_rc2