diff --git a/soil/VERSION b/soil/VERSION
index 4169d6c..4207305 100644
--- a/soil/VERSION
+++ b/soil/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0rc1
\ No newline at end of file
+1.0.0rc2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/soil/agents/__init__.py b/soil/agents/__init__.py
index 07e93dd..df2fd15 100644
--- a/soil/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/soil/agents/__init__.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class MetaAgent(ABCMeta):
             else:
                 defaults[attr] = copy(func)
 
-        return super().__new__(mcls=mcls, name=name, bases=bases, namespace=new_nmspc)
+        return super().__new__(mcls, name, bases, new_nmspc)
 
 
 class BaseAgent(MesaAgent, MutableMapping, metaclass=MetaAgent):