diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index 30af3e61..c5d149a4 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-VERSION = (6, 1, "7rc1")
+VERSION = (6, 1, "7rc2")
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e1a243f..10e1a930 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ home_requirements = [
     "aiofiles==%s" % ("0.8.0" if PY36 else "23.1.*"),
     "ajsonrpc==1.*",
     "starlette==%s" % ("0.19.1" if PY36 else "0.26.*"),
-    "uvicorn==%s" % ("0.16.0" if PY36 else "0.21.*"),
+    "uvicorn==%s" % ("0.16.0" if PY36 else "0.22.*"),
     "wsproto==%s" % ("1.0.0" if PY36 else "1.2.*"),
 ]