diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d6cd3eb45..279ed5cf4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+util-linux 2.33-rc2: Oct 19 2018
+* see Documentation/releases/v2.33-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
+  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.33/v2.33-rc2-ChangeLog
+
 util-linux 2.33-rc1: Sep 25 2018
 * see Documentation/releases/v2.33-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
   https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.33/v2.33-rc1-ChangeLog
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fcc70a55e..bddb7bfcf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE=$(echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | awk -F. '{
 
 dnl libblkid version
 LIBBLKID_VERSION="$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE"
-LIBBLKID_DATE="25-Sep-2018"
+LIBBLKID_DATE="19-Oct-2018"
 LIBBLKID_LT_MAJOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MINOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MICRO=0