diff --git a/qe_tools/__init__.py b/qe_tools/__init__.py
index 22a2791..b5cd25f 100644
--- a/qe_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/qe_tools/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 from . import converters
 from . import exceptions
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "2.0.0rc2"
 
 __all__ = ('CONSTANTS', 'parsers', 'converters', 'exceptions')
diff --git a/setup.json b/setup.json
index 92721f0..81c292c 100644
--- a/setup.json
+++ b/setup.json
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
     "name": "qe-tools",
     "python_requires": ">=3.6",
     "url": "https://github.com/aiidateam/qe-tools",
-    "version": "2.0.0rc1"
+    "version": "2.0.0rc2"
 }
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