diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b91aec6e6..27c4b809d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   - Update go-multihash with keccak and bitcoin hashes ([ipfs/go-ipfs#3833](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3833))
   - Update go-is-domain to contain new gTLD ([ipfs/go-ipfs#3873](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3873))
   - Periodically flush cached directories during ipfs add ([ipfs/go-ipfs#3888](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3888))
+  - improved gateway directory listing for sharded nodes ([ipfs/go-ipfs#3897](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3897))
 - Documentation
   - Change issue template to use Severity instead of Priority ([ipfs/go-ipfs#3834](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3834))
   - Fix link to commit hook script in contribute.md ([ipfs/go-ipfs#3863](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3863))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75e32ae94..07082e792 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -312,6 +312,6 @@
   "language": "go",
   "license": "MIT",
   "name": "go-ipfs",
-  "version": "0.4.9-rc1"
+  "version": "0.4.9-rc2"
 }
 
diff --git a/repo/config/version.go b/repo/config/version.go
index 6b153997e..4f265a10b 100644
--- a/repo/config/version.go
+++ b/repo/config/version.go
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ package config
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.4.9-rc1"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.4.9-rc2"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"