diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 162b7fb..51fe72a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
 /strongswan-5.2.0.tar.bz2.md5
 /strongswan-5.2.0.tar.bz2.sig
 /strongswan-5.2.1dr1.tar.bz2
+/strongswan-5.2.1rc1.tar.bz2
+/strongswan-5.2.1rc1.tar.bz2.md5
+/strongswan-5.2.1rc1.tar.bz2.sig
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 52bc0c0..cebc80a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-de5ea29226607a4645b5fd66b2704ece  strongswan-5.2.1dr1.tar.bz2
+627979024591c1da5b3eaf2099e2dd2b  strongswan-5.2.1rc1.tar.bz2
+5452c2ba2b4470706f28aa923d3be291  strongswan-5.2.1rc1.tar.bz2.md5
+c6683b851d25473f9051aa2094c0b26d  strongswan-5.2.1rc1.tar.bz2.sig
diff --git a/strongswan.spec b/strongswan.spec
index 4f5711c..5d5b6e9 100644
--- a/strongswan.spec
+++ b/strongswan.spec
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # order.
 # 2) Please use the following define (with a percent sign and the appropriate
 # prerelease tag):
-%define prerelease dr1
+%define prerelease rc1
 
 Name:           strongswan
 Version:        5.2.1
-Release:        0.1%{?prerelease:.%{prerelease}}%{?dist}
+Release:        0.2%{?prerelease:.%{prerelease}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        An OpenSource IPsec-based VPN and TNC solution
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 16 2014 Avesh Agarwal <avagarwa@redhat.com> - 5.2.1-0.2.rc1
+- New upstream release candidate 5.2.1rc1
+
 * Fri Oct 10 2014 Pavel Šimerda <psimerda@redhat.com> - 5.2.1-1
 - new version 5.2.1dr1