diff --git a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index d442b26046..457971258a 100644
--- a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.17.0-rc1"
+        "0.17.0-rc2"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //