diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 073232e..7aee351 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Mininet Installation/Configuration Notes
 ----------------------------------------
 
-Mininet 2.3.0rc1
+Mininet 2.3.0rc2
 ---
 
 The supported installation methods for Mininet are 1) using a
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 7fdea1c..0923866 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Mininet 2.3.0rc1 License
+Mininet 2.3.0rc2 License
 
 Copyright (c) 2013-2020 Open Networking Foundation
 Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bob Lantz and The Board of Trustees of
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1c94ab..c65f6f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Mininet: Rapid Prototyping for Software Defined Networks
 ========================================================
 *The best way to emulate almost any network on your laptop!*
 
-Mininet 2.3.0rc1
+Mininet 2.3.0rc2
 
 [![Build Status][1]](https://github.com/mininet/mininet/actions)
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Mininet includes:
 
 ### Python 3 Support
 
-- Mininet 2.3.0rc1 supports Python 3 and Python 2!
+- Mininet 2.3.0rc2 supports Python 3 and Python 2!
 
 - You can install both the Python 3 and Python 2 versions of
 Mininet side by side, but the most recent installation will
diff --git a/mininet/net.py b/mininet/net.py
index 002692a..bcfa73e 100755
--- a/mininet/net.py
+++ b/mininet/net.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ from mininet.util import ( quietRun, fixLimits, numCores, ensureRoot,
 from mininet.term import cleanUpScreens, makeTerms
 
 # Mininet version: should be consistent with README and LICENSE
-VERSION = "2.3.0rc1"
+VERSION = "2.3.0rc2"
 
 class Mininet( object ):
     "Network emulation with hosts spawned in network namespaces."