diff --git a/src/3.6/Dockerfile b/src/3.6/Dockerfile
index 36b6c80..df1a16c 100644
--- a/src/3.6/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/3.6/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-registry.ebrains.eu/nest/nest-simulator:nest-simulator-build-base as builder
 LABEL maintainer="s.graber@fz-juelich.de"
 
-ARG NEST_VERSION=3.6_rc1
+ARG NEST_VERSION=3.6_rc2
 ARG SRC_PATH=/tmp