diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 859c95de14..19056e5a09 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 21)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 2)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2020)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])