diff --git a/compose/__init__.py b/compose/__init__.py
index d74e1aa3..c968d317 100644
--- a/compose/__init__.py
+++ b/compose/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '1.9.0-rc1'
+__version__ = '1.9.0-rc2'
diff --git a/script/run/run.sh b/script/run/run.sh
index dec83b54..f426d675 100755
--- a/script/run/run.sh
+++ b/script/run/run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-VERSION="1.9.0-rc1"
+VERSION="1.9.0-rc2"
 IMAGE="docker/compose:$VERSION"