diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d097f77000645..191ba65731f09f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR 	   = 1
 VERSION_MINOR 	   = 8
 PATCHLEVEL 	   = 0
-VERSION_RESERVED   = rc1
+VERSION_RESERVED   = rc2
 EXTRAVERSION       =
 NAME 		   = Zephyr Kernel