diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index 2caeabc..b7dd677 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.9.0rc1'
+VERSION = '1.9.0rc2'