diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 437fe58a9edd7a213dc73ed7a9d879f318eec9e1..aecf8016c7a94a43897b7734e9c164ca45bc5b93 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9_beta1
+9_beta2