diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d0c10bc48..ac97ff772 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.0-rc.1
\ No newline at end of file
+2.1.0-rc.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 6a432fc9d..31f917b16 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -632,6 +632,12 @@ if [[ -n $SO_ERROR ]]; then
 	SKIP_REBOOT=1
 	whiptail_setup_failed
 else 
+	echo "Successfully completed setup! Continuing with post-installation steps" >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	echo "automated=$automated" >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	echo "ALLOW_ROLE=$ALLOW_ROLE" >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	echo "ALLOW_CIDR=$ALLOW_CIDR" >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	echo "THEHIVE=$THEHIVE" >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	
 	{
 		export percentage=95 # set to last percentage used in previous subshell
 		if [[ -n $ALLOW_ROLE && -n $ALLOW_CIDR ]]; then 
@@ -645,6 +651,7 @@ else
 	} | whiptail_gauge_post_setup "Running post-installation steps..."
 
 	whiptail_setup_complete
+	echo "Post-installation steps have completed." >> $setup_log 2>&1
 fi
 
 install_cleanup >> $setup_log 2>&1