diff --git a/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties b/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties
index ec080d904..64b9d4471 100644
--- a/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties
+++ b/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [scala]
-  version: 2.8.1.RC1
+  version: 2.8.1.RC2
   classifiers: read(scala.classifiers)[]
 
 [app]
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  project.name: quick=set(test), new=prompt(Name), fill=prompt(Name)
  project.organization: new=prompt(Organization)
  project.version: quick=set(1.0), new=prompt(Version)[1.0], fill=prompt(Version)[1.0]
- build.scala.versions: quick=set(2.8.0), new=prompt(Scala version)[2.8.0], fill=prompt(Scala version)[2.8.0]
+ build.scala.versions: quick=set(2.8.1.RC2), new=prompt(Scala version)[2.8.1.RC2], fill=prompt(Scala version)[2.8.1.RC2]
  sbt.version: quick=set(0.9.0-SNAPSHOT), new=prompt(sbt version)[0.9.0-SNAPSHOT], fill=prompt(sbt version)[0.9.0-SNAPSHOT]
  project.scratch: quick=set(true)
  project.initialize: quick=set(true), new=set(true)
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index ac5c68871..bb804e1bc 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ project.organization=org.scala-tools.sbt
 project.name=xsbt
 sbt.version=0.7.4
 project.version=0.9.0-SNAPSHOT
-build.scala.versions=2.8.1.RC1
+build.scala.versions=2.8.1.RC2
diff --git a/project/build/XSbt.scala b/project/build/XSbt.scala
index b3400a1c3..ccfb7c3fb 100644
--- a/project/build/XSbt.scala
+++ b/project/build/XSbt.scala
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class XSbt(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with NoCrossPaths
 		override def normalizedName = "sbt"
 		override def testWithCompileClasspath = super.testWithCompileClasspath ++ Seq(scriptedSbtSub)
 		override def testAction = super.testAction dependsOn(publishLocal)
-		def scriptedScalaVersions = "2.8.1.RC1"
+		def scriptedScalaVersions = "2.8.1.RC2"
 		lazy val scripted = task { args => task {
 			val launcher  = launchSub.outputJar.asFile
 			val loader = ClasspathUtilities.toLoader(scriptedSbtSub.testClasspath, buildScalaInstance.loader)