diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18ec3c7..1af758e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 A modern web hosting control panel for WordPress and general PHP hosting. Built with Laravel 12, Filament v5, Livewire 4, and Tailwind CSS v4.
 
-Version: 0.9-rc1 (release candidate)
+Version: 0.9-rc2 (release candidate)
 
 This is a release candidate. Expect rapid iteration and breaking changes until 1.0.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5661e51..96fd4ae 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION=0.9-rc1
+VERSION=0.9-rc2
diff --git a/tests/Unit/VersionFileTest.php b/tests/Unit/VersionFileTest.php
index 9595f75..0529324 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/VersionFileTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/VersionFileTest.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class VersionFileTest extends TestCase
         $content = file_get_contents($versionPath);
 
         $this->assertNotFalse($content);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('VERSION=0.9-rc1', $content);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('VERSION=0.9-rc2', $content);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('BUILD=', $content);
     }
 }