diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5ed0568bec..d000ee9454 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+2023.08-rc2, released August 20th, 2023
+
+	Fixes all over the tree.
+
+	Toolchains: Only show external toolchains based on a GCC
+	version supporting the selected architecture
+	variant. Correctly mark Codescape MIPS external toolchains as
+	not providing a gdbserver.
+
+	Defconfigs: Andes ae350_45: Drop custom U-Boot march setting,
+	breaking builds with GCC 12. Nitrogen*: Bump
+	U-Boot/Linux. Nitrogen8*: Use ATF 2.8, fixing array bounds
+	errors. QEMU m68k: Add Linux patch to fix build issue with
+	binutils >= 2.41. Raspberrypi*: Enable console on HDMI when
+	using systemd as well.
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: at91dataflashboot, aubio, berkeleydb,
+	bwm-ng, ccache, check, chocolate-doom, compiler-rt, composer,
+	conmon, connman, dav1d, diffutils, dracut, e2fsprogs, elf2flt,
+	esp-hosted, flite, gcc, gdb, go-bootstrap-stage2,
+	intel-microcode, kodi-imagedecoder-heif, less, libcoap,
+	libedit, libglib2, libksba, liblo, libserial, log4cxx, lsof,
+	luvi, meson, mosquitto, mpd, mpv, mv-ddr-marvell, nftables,
+	ntpsec, openssh, optee-test, perftest, python-botocore,
+	python-docker, python-pylibfdt, python3, screenfetch,
+	sentry-cli, sngrep, stellarium, trinity, tvheadend, uboot,
+	uclibc, util-linux, xfsprogs, yajl
+
+	New packages: nftables-python, xlib_libXpresent
+
+	Removed packages: lpc32xxcdl
+
 2023.08-rc1, released August 5, 2023
 
 	Numerous package updates and fixes, additional runtime tests.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 080136bc9a..f0ff9a1480 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2023.08-rc1
+export BR2_VERSION := 2023.08-rc2
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1691269000
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1692567000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)
diff --git a/docs/website/download.html b/docs/website/download.html
index 3d5e2b37de..45d6bbeef3 100644
--- a/docs/website/download.html
+++ b/docs/website/download.html
@@ -76,37 +76,37 @@
 	</div>
       </div>
 
-      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest release candidate: <b>2023.08-rc1</b></h3>
+      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest release candidate: <b>2023.08-rc2</b></h3>
       <div class="row mt centered">
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz">buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.gz">buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.gz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz">buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.xz">buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.xz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/docs/website/news.html b/docs/website/news.html
index a338b15acf..8c7cc8a8c2 100644
--- a/docs/website/news.html
+++ b/docs/website/news.html
@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@
 <h2>News</h2>
 <ul class="timeline">
 
+  <li>
+    <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
+    <div class="timeline-panel">
+      <div class="timeline-heading">
+	<h4 class="timeline-title">2023.08-rc2 released</h4>
+	<p><small class="text-muted"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></i>20 August 2023</small></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="timeline-body">
+        <p>2023.08-rc2 has been released with more cleanups and build fixes. See the
+	  <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2023.08-rc2">CHANGES</a>
+	  file for details.</p>
+
+	<p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+	  <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc2.tar.xz">2023.08-rc2
+	  release candidate</a>, and report any problems found to the
+	  <a href="support.html">mailing list</a> or
+	  <a href="https://bugs.buildroot.org">bug tracker</a>.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </li>
+
   <li class="timeline-inverted">
     <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
     <div class="timeline-panel">