diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
index 4df786d61c3..813b6df5fbe 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ Ansible Base 2.10 "When the Levee Breaks" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.10.0rc2
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2020-07-23
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Stop adding the connection variables to the output results
+
 v2.10.0rc1
 ==========
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 198a6db83a9..0fc505d9add 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1703,3 +1703,17 @@ releases:
     - win_setup-redirection.yaml
     - with_seq_example.yml
     release_date: '2020-07-23'
+  2.10.0rc2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Stop adding the connection variables to the output results
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2020-07-23
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: When the Levee Breaks
+    fragments:
+    - set_fact-connection_vars.yml
+    - v2.10.0rc2_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2020-07-23'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.0rc2_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.0rc2_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df9ca6f675a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.0rc2_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2020-07-23
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index b726ed1adbe..da3e203b3e4 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__ = '2.10.0rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.10.0rc2'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'When the Levee Breaks'