diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 9c22385f3b3..91b8ece15ba 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	6
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	2
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	2
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.2rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.2rc2"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 136c84fb9fe..a76d2a1695b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-+++++++++++
++++++++++++
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
-What's New in Python 3.6.3 release candidate 1?
+What's New in Python 3.6.2 release candidate 2?
 ===============================================
 
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2017-07-07*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 71eb257b529..4b564759610 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.6.2 release candidate 1
+This is Python version 3.6.2 release candidate 2
 ================================================
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=3.6