diff --git a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
index f6e26610a37ea..0f40af873b27f 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
 	<copyright>(C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
-	<version>4.2.0-dev</version>
+	<version>4.2.0-rc2-dev</version>
 	<creationDate>2022-07</creationDate>
 	<description>FILES_JOOMLA_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
 
diff --git a/libraries/src/Version.php b/libraries/src/Version.php
index 04d32e24d8175..a61c68f420783 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Version.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Version.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.8.0
      */
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'dev';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'rc2-dev';
 
     /**
      * Development status.