diff --git a/buildScripts/versionEnvs b/buildScripts/versionEnvs
index 3706288..914d064 100755
--- a/buildScripts/versionEnvs
+++ b/buildScripts/versionEnvs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # see: https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
 # current working: 0.89.0
 
-export PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION=0.18.8.rc1
+export PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION=0.18.8.rc2
 
 export POPPLER_VERSION=poppler-0.89.0
 #export POPPLER_VERSION=poppler-0.88.0