diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e950fbd..c660072 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (systemd-253-rc1.tar.gz) = aaf0a6bf21bbc50a42015c9cb17f69d1aaf6cab6cabfba5140a94212fb864e38d638dace9a70447f62b4d2a817a0d3bd6f4ae8d9b3c2e741cdeb1cb332f70b65
+SHA512 (systemd-253-rc2.tar.gz) = d0c1de06d7bfec2d1506b8f2be46c71afe731f407e5ec2698842d95f875a8ffb63bf5f4393a008c42f926256439a3967e2f1ea6bc07d96c6d38d95a1aba9f98f
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 9bfea0f..a8d0605 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Name:           systemd
 Url:            https://systemd.io
 %if %{without inplace}
-Version:        253~rc1
+Version:        253~rc2
 %else
 # determine the build information from local checkout
 Version:        %(tools/meson-vcs-tag.sh . error | sed -r 's/-([0-9])/.^\1/; s/-g/_g/')