diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8e4218c12ab0e8c3b9f93eb148e2f48a65ca1afa..7cd79a034b78bdd7730d19ecdd4785f50afbf862 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ deploy-prod-release-prod-cscs:
     LAB_KERNEL_ROOT: /srv/jupyterlab_kernels/prod
     INSTALLATION_ROOT: /srv/main-spack-instance-2309
     SPACK_ENV: ebrains-23-09
-    RELEASE_NAME: EBRAINS-23.09-rc
+    RELEASE_NAME: EBRAINS-23.09-rc2
   resource_group: shared-NFS-mount-prod-cscs
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^ebrains/
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ deploy-prod-release-prod-jsc:
     LAB_KERNEL_ROOT: /srv/jupyterlab_kernels/prod
     INSTALLATION_ROOT: /srv/main-spack-instance-2309
     SPACK_ENV: ebrains-23-09
-    RELEASE_NAME: EBRAINS-23.09-rc
+    RELEASE_NAME: EBRAINS-23.09-rc2
   resource_group: shared-NFS-mount-prod-jsc
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^ebrains/