diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72386de6..5732b99b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "archivebox",
-  "version": "0.8.5rc1",
+  "version": "0.8.5rc2",
   "description": "ArchiveBox: The self-hosted internet archive",
   "author": "Nick Sweeting <archivebox-npm@sweeting.me>",
   "repository": "github:ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ab1917d5..26fb9cfc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.8.5rc1"
+version = "0.8.5rc2"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Self-hosted internet archiving solution."
 authors = [{name = "Nick Sweeting", email = "pyproject.toml@archivebox.io"}]