diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 875d85e60..c75961811 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ project(cdt)
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 4)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_SUFFIX "rc1") 
+set(VERSION_SUFFIX "rc2") 
 
 if (VERSION_SUFFIX)
    set(VERSION_FULL "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}-${VERSION_SUFFIX}")