diff --git a/audio/exhale/Makefile b/audio/exhale/Makefile
index 0bafc758eb59..8f46f78c854b 100644
--- a/audio/exhale/Makefile
+++ b/audio/exhale/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	exhale
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.2.1.2
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.2
+DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	RC
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	diizzy@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Open source xHE-AAC (Extended HE-AAC/USAC) encoder
 WWW=		https://gitlab.com/ecodis/exhale
 
 LICENSE=	EXHALE
 LICENSE_NAME=	exhale Copyright License
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/include/License.htm
 LICENSE_PERMS=	dist-mirror dist-sell pkg-mirror pkg-sell auto-accept
 
 USES=		cmake
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITLAB=	yes
 GL_ACCOUNT=	ecodis
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/exhale \
 		include/exhaleDecl.h \
 		lib/libexhale.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/exhale/distinfo b/audio/exhale/distinfo
index cef759d596fe..0e9ac83bd940 100644
--- a/audio/exhale/distinfo
+++ b/audio/exhale/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1754207127
-SHA256 (exhale-v1.2.1.2.tar.bz2) = 24b34545d1413b543e03901c0cc2b24a0a0726975be94689007b363149b1e104
-SIZE (exhale-v1.2.1.2.tar.bz2) = 119834
+TIMESTAMP = 1762016730
+SHA256 (exhale-v1.2.2RC.tar.bz2) = ca5c64c3b91df67e210cf1cc15b02c7caf15356b8eaf2293f964e68dcd846bab
+SIZE (exhale-v1.2.2RC.tar.bz2) = 120275