diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 3cf27d74a..c88f199a5 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # For non-released -rc kernels, this will be appended after the rcX and
 # gitX tags, so a 3 here would become part of release "0.rcX.gitX.3"
 #
-%global baserelease 1
+%global baserelease 2
 %global fedora_build %{baserelease}
 
 # base_sublevel is the kernel version we're starting with and patching
@@ -2508,6 +2508,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 20 2019 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> - 5.4.0-0.rc8.git0.2
+- bump and build to check the pesign
+
 * Mon Nov 18 2019 Jeremy Cline <jcline@redhat.com> - 5.4.0-0.rc8.git0.1
 - Linux v5.4-rc8