diff --git a/datacube_ows/__init__.py b/datacube_ows/__init__.py
index 9cc4fed8..b945c6f3 100644
--- a/datacube_ows/__init__.py
+++ b/datacube_ows/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 try:
     from ._version import version as __version__
 except ImportError:
-    __version__ = "1.9.0-rc1?"
+    __version__ = "1.9.0-rc2?"