diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst
index 7ae79285a11..303296967dc 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ ansible-core 2.15 "Ten Years Gone" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.15.12rc1
+===========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2024-05-13
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.15/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.15.html>`__
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Add a version ceiling constraint for pypsrp to avoid potential breaking changes in the 1.0.0 release.
+- ansible-test - Automatically enable the PyPI proxy for the ``centos7`` container to restore the ability to use ``pip`` in that container.
+- facts - add a generic detection for VMware in product name.
+- uri - update the documentation for follow_redirects.
+
 v2.15.11
 ========
 
@@ -73,6 +91,7 @@ Bugfixes
 - ``ansible-galaxy role import`` - fix using the ``role_name`` in a standalone role's ``galaxy_info`` metadata by disabling automatic removal of the ``ansible-role-`` prefix. This matches the behavior of the Galaxy UI which also no longer implicitly removes the ``ansible-role-`` prefix. Use the ``--role-name`` option or add a ``role_name`` to the ``galaxy_info`` dictionary in the role's ``meta/main.yml`` to use an alternate role name.
 - ``ansible-test sanity --test runtime-metadata`` - add ``action_plugin`` as a valid field for modules in the schema (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82562).
 - ansible-config init will now dedupe ini entries from plugins.
+- ansible-galaxy role install - fix symlinks (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82702, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
 - ansible-galaxy role install - normalize tarfile paths and symlinks using ``ansible.utils.path.unfrackpath`` and consider them valid as long as the realpath is in the tarfile's role directory (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
 - delegate_to when set to an empty or undefined variable will now give a proper error.
 - unsafe data - Enable directly using ``AnsibleUnsafeText`` with Python ``pathlib`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82414)
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 2bb808e00a6..7ab8eb70d81 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -944,6 +944,28 @@ releases:
     - unarchive_fix.yml
     - winrm-task-timeout.yml
     release_date: '2024-04-16'
+  2.15.12rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Add a version ceiling constraint for pypsrp to avoid potential breaking changes
+        in the 1.0.0 release.
+      - ansible-test - Automatically enable the PyPI proxy for the ``centos7`` container
+        to restore the ability to use ``pip`` in that container.
+      - facts - add a generic detection for VMware in product name.
+      - uri - update the documentation for follow_redirects.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-05-13
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.15/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.15.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Ten Years Gone
+    fragments:
+    - 2.15.12rc1_summary.yaml
+    - ansible-test-centos7-pypi-proxy.yml
+    - psrp-version-req.yml
+    - uri_follow_redirect_bool.yml
+    - vmware_facts.yml
+    release_date: '2024-05-13'
   2.15.1rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
@@ -1396,6 +1418,8 @@ releases:
       - '``ansible-test sanity --test runtime-metadata`` - add ``action_plugin`` as
         a valid field for modules in the schema (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82562).'
       - ansible-config init will now dedupe ini entries from plugins.
+      - ansible-galaxy role install - fix symlinks (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82702,
+        https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
       - ansible-galaxy role install - normalize tarfile paths and symlinks using ``ansible.utils.path.unfrackpath``
         and consider them valid as long as the realpath is in the tarfile's role directory
         (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.15.12rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.15.12rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1634396a818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.15.12rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-05-13
+   | `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 79b849dd30b..48b876b9bbb 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__ = '2.15.11.post0'
+__version__ = '2.15.12rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Ten Years Gone"