2.0.0.RC2-SNAPSHOT release preps
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9cbf71..b320006 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    under the License.
 
 # README for Apache Fortress Realm
- * Version 2.0.0-RC1-SNAPSHOT
+ * Version 2.0.0-RC2
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Table of Contents
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  * 4GB RAM
 
 Minimum software requirements:
- * Java SDK 7++
+ * Java SDK 8
  * git
  * Apache Maven3++
  * Apache Fortress Core **Download & Install** in **FORTRESS_CORE_HOME** package **README.md**.
diff --git a/REALM-CONTEXT-SETUP.md b/REALM-CONTEXT-SETUP.md
index 04a1dcd..570f598 100644
--- a/REALM-CONTEXT-SETUP.md
+++ b/REALM-CONTEXT-SETUP.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    under the License.
 
 # README for Apache Fortress Realm Context Setup
- * Version 2.0.0-RC1-SNAPSHOT
+ * Version 2.0.0-RC2
  * Apache Fortress Realm Context System Architecture Diagram
  ![Apache Fortress Realm Context System Architecture](images/fortress-realm-system-arch.png "Apache Fortress Realm Context System Architecture")
 
diff --git a/REALM-HOST-SETUP.md b/REALM-HOST-SETUP.md
index 0d3b8ac..08d1698 100644
--- a/REALM-HOST-SETUP.md
+++ b/REALM-HOST-SETUP.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    under the License.
 
 # README for Apache Fortress Realm Host Setup
- * Version 2.0.0-RC2-SNAPSHOT
+ * Version 2.0.0-RC2
  * Apache Fortress Realm Host System Architecture Diagram
  ![Apache Fortress Realm Host System Architecture](images/fortress-realm-host-system-arch.png "Apache Fortress Realm Host System Architecture")
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6faf91..e5e7e17 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <developerConnection>
       scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-fortress-realm.git
     </developerConnection>
-    <tag>2.0.0-RC1</tag>
+    <tag>2.0.0-RC2</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <issueManagement>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <tomcat.catalina.version>7.0.22</tomcat.catalina.version>
 
     <!-- Set versions for depending jars -->
-    <fortress-core.version>2.0.0-RC2-SNAPSHOT</fortress-core.version>
+    <fortress-core.version>2.0.0-RC2</fortress-core.version>
 
     <!-- Set versions for depending jars -->
     <findbugs.annotations.version>1.0.0</findbugs.annotations.version>