diff --git a/nemo_aligner/package_info.py b/nemo_aligner/package_info.py
index 753251e34..a8412b84e 100644
--- a/nemo_aligner/package_info.py
+++ b/nemo_aligner/package_info.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 6
 PATCH = 0
-PRE_RELEASE = "rc1"
+PRE_RELEASE = "rc2"
 DEV = "dev0"
 
 # Use the following formatting: (major, minor, patch, pre-release, dev)