diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1ed90c410c..e92217744d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.02.0-ce-rc1
+18.02.0-ce-rc2
diff --git a/components/cli/VERSION b/components/cli/VERSION
index 1ed90c410c..e92217744d 100644
--- a/components/cli/VERSION
+++ b/components/cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.02.0-ce-rc1
+18.02.0-ce-rc2