diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index def2a7cb5f..745713e581 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ TensorRT-LLM
 [![python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10-green)](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-31012/)
 [![cuda](https://img.shields.io/badge/cuda-12.9.1-green)](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads)
 [![trt](https://img.shields.io/badge/TRT-10.11.0-green)](https://developer.nvidia.com/tensorrt)
-[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-1.1.0rc1-green)](./tensorrt_llm/version.py)
+[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-1.1.0rc2-green)](./tensorrt_llm/version.py)
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202-blue)](./LICENSE)
 
 [Architecture](./docs/source/torch/arch_overview.md)   |   [Performance](./docs/source/performance/perf-overview.md)   |   [Examples](https://nvidia.github.io/TensorRT-LLM/quick-start-guide.html)   |   [Documentation](./docs/source/)   |   [Roadmap](https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Aroadmap)
diff --git a/examples/constraints.txt b/examples/constraints.txt
index 4ce23b0de7..8b0d1a0093 100644
--- a/examples/constraints.txt
+++ b/examples/constraints.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-tensorrt_llm==1.1.0rc1
+tensorrt_llm==1.1.0rc2
 evaluate~=0.4.1
 rouge_score~=0.1.2
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/version.py b/tensorrt_llm/version.py
index 603fd689b7..93b6027df5 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/version.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-__version__ = "1.1.0rc1"
+__version__ = "1.1.0rc2"