diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2959df24..5e3d86c5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To get mruby, you can download the stable version 3.2.0 from the official mruby
 GitHub repository or clone the trunk of the mruby source tree with the "git
 clone" command. You can also install and compile mruby using [ruby-install](https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install), [ruby-build](https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build) or [rvm](https://github.com/rvm/rvm).
 
-The release candidate version 3.3.0 of mruby can be downloaded via the following URL: [https://github.com/mruby/mruby/archive/3.3.0-rc.zip](https://github.com/mruby/mruby/archive/3.3.0-rc.zip)
+The release candidate version 3.3.0 of mruby can be downloaded via the following URL: [https://github.com/mruby/mruby/archive/3.3.0-rc2.zip](https://github.com/mruby/mruby/archive/3.3.0-rc2.zip)
 
 The latest development version of mruby can be downloaded via the following URL: [https://github.com/mruby/mruby/zipball/master](https://github.com/mruby/mruby/zipball/master)
 
diff --git a/include/mruby/version.h b/include/mruby/version.h
index fcdfb14d4..f1b16b415 100644
--- a/include/mruby/version.h
+++ b/include/mruby/version.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ MRB_BEGIN_DECL
 /*
  * Patch level string. (optional)
  */
-#define MRUBY_PATCHLEVEL_STR "RC"
+#define MRUBY_PATCHLEVEL_STR "RC2"
 
 #ifndef MRUBY_PATCHLEVEL_STR
 # if MRUBY_PATCHLEVEL < 0
@@ -80,17 +80,17 @@ MRB_BEGIN_DECL
 /*
  * Release year.
  */
-#define MRUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2023
+#define MRUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2024
 
 /*
  * Release month.
  */
-#define MRUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 12
+#define MRUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 1
 
 /*
  * Release day.
  */
-#define MRUBY_RELEASE_DAY 29
+#define MRUBY_RELEASE_DAY 4
 
 /*
  * Release date as a string.