diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 00c0fae5b..24d7d4834 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ eomaps = ["logo.png", "NE_features.json", "qtcompanion/icons/*"]
 
 [project]
 name = "eomaps"
-version = "8.0rc1"
+version = "8.0rc2"
 description = "A library to create interactive maps of geographical datasets."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}