diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 344e046..917c468 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CFLAGS=-g 
+CFLAGS=-O3
 CROSS=
 DESTDIR=
 GTK_VERSION=0
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index c2fb573..14c2de3 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Contributors
 Changelog
 ---------
 
-pqiv 2.0 rc1
+pqiv 2.0 rc2
  * Complete rewrite from scratch
  * Based on GTK 3 and Cairo
 
diff --git a/pqiv.c b/pqiv.c
index 7e71b8c..f420784 100644
--- a/pqiv.c
+++ b/pqiv.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
 
-#define PQIV_VERSION "2.0-rc1"
+#define PQIV_VERSION "2.0-rc2"
 
 #include "lib/strnatcmp.h"
 #include <cairo/cairo.h>