diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
index db9715cdb7e..18b5960ba28 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,40 @@ ansible-core 2.20 "Good Times Bad Times" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.20.0b2
+=========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2025-10-06
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- DataLoader - Update ``DataLoader.get_basedir`` to be an abspath
+- known_hosts - return rc and stderr when ssh-keygen command fails for further debugging (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85850).
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- Deprecate the ``ansible.module_utils.six`` module. Use the Python standard library equivalent instead.
+
+Removed Features (previously deprecated)
+----------------------------------------
+
+- ansible-galaxy - remove support for resolvelib >= 0.5.3, < 0.8.0.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix issue where play tags prevented executing notified handlers (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85475)
+- Fix issues with keywords being incorrectly validated on ``import_tasks`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85855, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85856)
+- Fix traceback when trying to import non-existing file via nested ``import_tasks`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/69882)
+- ansible-doc - prevent crash when scanning collections in paths that have more than one ``ansible_collections`` in it (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84909, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85361).
+- fetch - also return ``file`` in the result when changed is ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85729).
+
 v2.20.0b1
 =========
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 74fc1ae500a..dff12e3bf45 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -279,3 +279,41 @@ releases:
     - wrapt_1.17.2.yml
     - yum_repository-remove-keepcache.yml
     release_date: '2025-09-23'
+  2.20.0b2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Fix issue where play tags prevented executing notified handlers (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85475)
+      - Fix issues with keywords being incorrectly validated on ``import_tasks`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85855,
+        https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85856)
+      - Fix traceback when trying to import non-existing file via nested ``import_tasks``
+        (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/69882)
+      - ansible-doc - prevent crash when scanning collections in paths that have more
+        than one ``ansible_collections`` in it (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84909,
+        https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85361).
+      - fetch - also return ``file`` in the result when changed is ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85729).
+      deprecated_features:
+      - Deprecate the ``ansible.module_utils.six`` module. Use the Python standard
+        library equivalent instead.
+      minor_changes:
+      - DataLoader - Update ``DataLoader.get_basedir`` to be an abspath
+      - known_hosts - return rc and stderr when ssh-keygen command fails for further
+        debugging (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85850).
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-10-06
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+        '
+      removed_features:
+      - ansible-galaxy - remove support for resolvelib >= 0.5.3, < 0.8.0.
+    codename: Good Times Bad Times
+    fragments:
+    - 2.20.0b2_summary.yaml
+    - 85361-collection-name-from-path-none.yml
+    - 85475-fix-flush_handlers-play-tags.yml
+    - data-loader-basedir-abspath.yml
+    - deprecate-six.yml
+    - drop-resolvelib-lt-0_8_0.yml
+    - fix-fetch-return-file.yml
+    - import_tasks-fixes.yml
+    - known_hosts.yml
+    release_date: '2025-10-06'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.20.0b2_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.20.0b2_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..193cf1cd6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.20.0b2_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-10-06
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 047f5dc44b2..1016ccce039 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.20.0b1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.20.0b2'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Good Times Bad Times"