2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index be6adbe2e3..8ab3ad9c9a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 systemd System and Service Manager
 
-CHANGES WITH 256-rc1:
+CHANGES WITH 256-rc2:
 
         Announcements of Future Feature Removals and Incompatible Changes:
 
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 256-rc1:
         zzywysm, İ. Ensar Gülşen, Łukasz Stelmach, Štěpán Němec,
         我超厉害, 김인수
 
-        — Edinburgh, 2024-04-25
+        — Edinburgh, 2024-05-15
 
 CHANGES WITH 255:
 
diff --git a/meson.version b/meson.version
index f374973f07..bfd75738a5 100644
--- a/meson.version
+++ b/meson.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-256~rc1
+256~rc2