diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 58fe779..28abec6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "usersim"
-version = "0.2.0rc1"
+version = "0.2.0rc2.dev0"
 description = "Improve models and agents with population-grounded simulated users, even before production traffic exists."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9b248da..c62c89f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -4673,7 +4673,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "usersim"
-version = "0.2.0rc1"
+version = "0.2.0rc2.dev0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "data-designer" },