diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1e31d899..427cf2d4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+===============================================================================
+                               Changes in 1.1rc2
+===============================================================================
+
+- Added a few utility functions
+- Fixed bugs related to a user-defined pool and a mechanism of scheduler change
+
 ===============================================================================
                                Changes in 1.1rc1
 ===============================================================================
diff --git a/maint/version.m4 b/maint/version.m4
index d1b96c85..1e03bf82 100644
--- a/maint/version.m4
+++ b/maint/version.m4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # See COPYRIGHT in top-level directory.
 #
 
-m4_define([ABT_VERSION_m4],[1.1rc1])dnl
+m4_define([ABT_VERSION_m4],[1.1rc2])dnl
 m4_define([ABT_RELEASE_DATE_m4],[unreleased development copy])dnl
 
 # For libtool ABI versioning rules see: