diff --git a/base/README.md b/base/README.md
index f10a94dee..d566ca97c 100644
--- a/base/README.md
+++ b/base/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The LaTeX kernel
 ================
 
-Release 2020-10-01 patch level 1
+Release 2020-10-01 patch level 2
 
 Overview
 --------
diff --git a/base/ltvers.dtx b/base/ltvers.dtx
index fcd722b0e..dd69d5a6e 100644
--- a/base/ltvers.dtx
+++ b/base/ltvers.dtx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    {2020-10-01}
 %</2ekernel|latexrelease>
 %<*2ekernel>
-\def\patch@level{1}
+\def\patch@level{2}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \begin{macro}{\development@branch@name}