diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index bc7a15f875b..237d91d71c1 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2023 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )
 
 if ( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
-    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "git") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
+    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc2") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
 endif( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD )