diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 9deab5fee..81bb65cbc 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.1.1rc1
+current_version = 2.1.1rc2
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(rc(?P<build>\d+))?
diff --git a/orchestrator/__init__.py b/orchestrator/__init__.py
index 88cd425c8..b99d3ec61 100644
--- a/orchestrator/__init__.py
+++ b/orchestrator/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 """This is the orchestrator workflow engine."""
 
-__version__ = "2.1.1rc1"
+__version__ = "2.1.1rc2"
 
 from orchestrator.app import OrchestratorCore
 from orchestrator.settings import app_settings, oauth2_settings