diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 234c30327..0db9aed6d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.snowflake</groupId>
     <artifactId>snowflake-kafka-connector</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.1</version>
+    <version>2.0.2-rc</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Snowflake Kafka Connector</name>
     <description>Snowflake Kafka Connect Sink Connector</description>
diff --git a/pom_confluent.xml b/pom_confluent.xml
index c944daa20..3ce48462f 100644
--- a/pom_confluent.xml
+++ b/pom_confluent.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.snowflake</groupId>
     <artifactId>snowflake-kafka-connector</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.1</version>
+    <version>2.0.2-rc</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Snowflake Kafka Connector</name>
     <description>Snowflake Kafka Connect Sink Connector</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
index 22a897919..977bd1157 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 public class Utils {
 
   // Connector version, change every release
-  public static final String VERSION = "2.0.1";
+  public static final String VERSION = "2.0.2-rc";
 
   // connector parameter list
   public static final String NAME = "name";