diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c0e33f91451..4c91e71fb1a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 4
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = rc2