diff --git a/00141-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch b/00141-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
index 0c19f2a..7193a8d 100644
--- a/00141-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
+++ b/00141-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
@@ -99,21 +99,11 @@ diff -r e245b0d7209b Lib/test/test_module.py
      def test_logging_at_shutdown(self):
          # Issue #20037
          code = """if 1:
---- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py.orig	2014-01-09 15:09:23.902063074 +0100
-+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py	2014-01-09 15:09:07.622085202 +0100
-@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@
-                 t.join()
-             self.assertRaises(ValueError, bs.release)
- 
-+    @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'getcounts'),
-+                     'types are immortal if COUNT_ALLOCS is used')
-     def test_locals_at_exit(self):
-         # Issue #19466: thread locals must not be deleted before destructors
-         # are called
---- a/Lib/test/test_warnings.py.orig	2014-01-09 15:10:12.454997100 +0100
-+++ b/Lib/test/test_warnings.py	2014-01-09 15:11:14.028913478 +0100
-@@ -801,6 +801,8 @@
-             self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
+
+--- a/Lib/test/test_warnings.py.orig   2014-01-09 15:10:12.454997100 +0100
++++ b/Lib/test/test_warnings.py    2014-01-09 15:11:14.028913478 +0100
+@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@
+             assert_python_ok('-c', 'pass', '-W', 'always', PYTHONPATH=cwd)
  
  class FinalizationTest(unittest.TestCase):
 +    @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'getcounts'),
diff --git a/python3.spec b/python3.spec
index f40cf34..9967e52 100644
--- a/python3.spec
+++ b/python3.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 %global pyshortver 34
 
 # prereleasetag
-%global prerel b2
+%global prerel rc2
 
 %global pylibdir %{_libdir}/python%{pybasever}
 %global dynload_dir %{pylibdir}/lib-dynload