diff --git a/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION b/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
index 15ef34127f4b0872abc4510145463f5921242b70..05a555c5debb9da43eaf1fd1c63cefc397080f68 100644
--- a/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v16.8.0-rc1
+v16.8.0-rc2