diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a14e01ede8ebd8f4f1191e5410dd0b531f1dd68e..e8e32cabc2c445f98708460699c5355cfc6ab5a6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.12.0-rc1
+0.12.0-rc2