diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index ff0522c5f2b3e4a693073cc58ca1216689060e4b..595569df30c16be18e415ffd8a44e70fefd34510 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	release  = "v2.1.0"
+	release  = "v2.1.0-rc2"
 	gitsha   = "no gitsha provided"
 	compiled = "0"
 	version  = ""