diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a58990b..1959cbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     <commons.bc.version>2.6.0</commons.bc.version>
     <commons.releaseManagerName>Gary Gregory</commons.releaseManagerName>    
     <commons.releaseManagerKey>86fdc7e2a11262cb</commons.releaseManagerKey>  
-    <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>
+    <commons.rc.version>RC2</commons.rc.version>
     <commons.release.name>commons-vfs-${commons.release.version}</commons.release.name>
     <commons.release.desc>(requires Java 8)</commons.release.desc>