diff --git a/RAILS_VERSION b/RAILS_VERSION
index 35693b984ff..d5424591733 100644
--- a/RAILS_VERSION
+++ b/RAILS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.0.rc1
+4.1.0.rc2
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb
index 98f863cef42..1e3b948a72b 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionMailer
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb
index 039a95d92d8..d70a4695382 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionPack
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb
index f4d2cee4270..3c7425915c1 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionView
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb
index 87aa389e632..a829942320e 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveModel
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
index e62ac0e6b7f..ca255aba508 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb
index 888a9568dd9..cc66ac01ac3 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb b/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb
index d4df285bb8e..521eba6c2be 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Rails
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index d4df285bb8e..521eba6c2be 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Rails
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "rc2"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end