diff --git a/CPackConfig.cmake b/CPackConfig.cmake
index 9c272edf1..a2680d4d9 100644
--- a/CPackConfig.cmake
+++ b/CPackConfig.cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYING")
 ### versions
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "41")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "96")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "97")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ")
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b6c460f5d..af78bce5c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ChangeLog
 ==========
 
+version 0.42.0 rc2 (released 2009-01-07)
+  libcsync:
+  * Fixed a bug in the creation of the statedb
+  * Completed userguide
+
 version 0.42.0 rc1 (released 2008-12-04)
   libcsync:
   * Reduced calls of syscall functions.
diff --git a/src/csync.h b/src/csync.h
index bc188ea31..bdda4dcf5 100644
--- a/src/csync.h
+++ b/src/csync.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CSYNC_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define CSYNC_VERSION_MINOR 42
 #define CSYNC_VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define CSYNC_VERSION_STRING "csync version 0.42.0 rc1"
+#define CSYNC_VERSION_STRING "csync version 0.42.0 rc2"
 
 /*
  * csync file declarations