diff --git a/samcli/__init__.py b/samcli/__init__.py
index 9a08873de8..c9018f1a6e 100644
--- a/samcli/__init__.py
+++ b/samcli/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 SAM CLI version
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "1.0.0rc2"