diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 1564f451bd..c156c13497 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version=array(8, 1, 0, 7);
+$OC_Version=array(8, 1, 0, 8);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString='8.1 RC1';
+$OC_VersionString='8.1 RC2';
 
 // The ownCloud channel
 $OC_Channel='git';