diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst
index 242db6025c6..d23ef95aed8 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,27 @@ ansible-core 2.15 "Ten Years Gone" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.15.10rc1
+===========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2024-03-18
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.15/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.15.html>`__
+
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- ansible-test - Add a work-around for permission denied errors when using ``pytest >= 8`` on multi-user systems with an installed version of ``ansible-test``.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix an issue when setting a plugin name from an unsafe source resulted in ``ValueError: unmarshallable object`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82708)
+- winrm - does not hang when attempting to get process output when stdin write failed
+
 v2.15.9
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 90dd4817905..6e79846845e 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -868,6 +868,28 @@ releases:
     fragments:
     - 2.15.1_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2023-06-20'
+  2.15.10rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - 'Fix an issue when setting a plugin name from an unsafe source resulted in
+        ``ValueError: unmarshallable object`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82708)'
+      - winrm - does not hang when attempting to get process output when stdin write
+        failed
+      minor_changes:
+      - ansible-test - Add a work-around for permission denied errors when using ``pytest
+        >= 8`` on multi-user systems with an installed version of ``ansible-test``.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-03-18
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.15/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.15.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Ten Years Gone
+    fragments:
+    - 2.15.10rc1_summary.yaml
+    - 82708-unsafe-plugin-name-error.yml
+    - ansible-test-pytest-8.yml
+    - winrm-timeout.yml
+    release_date: '2024-03-18'
   2.15.1rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.15.10rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.15.10rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c64615c60b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.15.10rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-03-18
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.15/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.15.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 87f7aa80138..bd1130614cb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.15.9.post0'
+__version__ = '2.15.10rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Ten Years Gone"