diff --git a/changelogs/.changes.yaml b/changelogs/.changes.yaml
index bd4c09379e1..3f671a51909 100644
--- a/changelogs/.changes.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/.changes.yaml
@@ -1252,3 +1252,18 @@ releases:
     - win_become-shared-token.yaml
     - win_exec-error.yaml
     release_date: '2019-09-19'
+  2.9.0rc2:
+    codename: Immigrant Song
+    fragments:
+    - 62616-vmware_cluster_ha-fix-documentation.yml
+    - 62621-docker_login-fix-60381.yaml
+    - 62809-dnf-wildcard-absent-failure.yml
+    - 62870-collection-install-default-path.yml
+    - 62998-fix_iosxr_lag_interfaces_random_failures.yaml
+    - ansible-test-delegation-tmp-dir.yml
+    - ansible-test-fix-python-path.yml
+    - find-contains-docs.yaml
+    - kubevirt-add-wait_sleep-param.yml
+    - nxos_l3_interfaces29.yaml
+    - v2.9.0rc2_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2019-10-03'
diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst
index 7e08e964d1a..92d1a07d4a1 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,34 @@ Ansible 2.9 "Immigrant Song" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.9.0rc2
+=========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2019-10-03
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- dnf - Properly handle idempotent transactions with package name wildcard globs (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62809)
+- vmware_cluster_ha - Remove a wrong parameter from an example in the documentation.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix nxos_l3_interfaces module deleting mgmt IP (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/62545).
+- ansible-galaxy - Default collection install path to first path in COLLECTIONS_PATHS (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/62870)
+- ansible-test now correctly excludes the test results temporary directory when copying files from the remote test system to the local system
+- ansible-test now properly sets PYTHONPATH for tests when running from an Ansible installation
+- docker_login - correct broken fix for https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/60381 which crashes for Python 3.
+- find - clarify description of ``contains`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/61983)
+- iosxr - Fix random idempotence issues with iosxr_lag_interfaces Resource Module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/62998).
+- kubevirt: apply wait_sleep fix from devel to not fail on missing param
+
 v2.9.0rc1
 =========
 
@@ -1463,7 +1491,7 @@ eric_eccli
 exos
 ^^^^
 
-- exos_lldp_global - Configure and manage Link Layer Discovery Protocol(LLDP) attribures on EXOS platforms.
+- exos_lldp_global - Configure and manage Link Layer Discovery Protocol(LLDP) attributes on EXOS platforms.
 
 f5
 ^^
@@ -1676,7 +1704,7 @@ fortios
 - fortios_web_proxy_wisp - Configure Wireless Internet service provider (WISP) servers in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
 - fortios_wireless_controller_ap_status - Configure access point status (rogue | accepted | suppressed) in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
 - fortios_wireless_controller_ble_profile - Configure Bluetooth Low Energy profile in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
-- fortios_wireless_controller_bonjour_profile - Configure Bonjour profiles. Bonjour is Apple's zero configuration networking protocol. Bonjour profiles allow APs and FortiAPs to connnect to networks using Bonjour in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
+- fortios_wireless_controller_bonjour_profile - Configure Bonjour profiles. Bonjour is Apple's zero configuration networking protocol. Bonjour profiles allow APs and FortiAPs to connect to networks using Bonjour in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
 - fortios_wireless_controller_hotspot20_anqp_3gpp_cellular - Configure 3GPP public land mobile network (PLMN) in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
 - fortios_wireless_controller_hotspot20_anqp_ip_address_type - Configure IP address type availability in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
 - fortios_wireless_controller_hotspot20_anqp_nai_realm - Configure network access identifier (NAI) realm in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.9.0rc2_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.9.0rc2_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b06b3fafc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.9.0rc2_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2019-10-03
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 444e645afa4..ef48eec1eea 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__ = '2.9.0rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.9.0rc2'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Immigrant Song'