diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b2584f06..371b0767b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "canvas",
   "description": "Canvas graphics API backed by Cairo",
-  "version": "3.0.0-rc1e",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc2",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@learnboost.com>",
   "main": "index.js",
   "browser": "browser.js",