diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5993971791..6e7efd7630 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# Synapse 1.116.0rc2 (2024-09-26)
+
+### Features
+
+- Add implementation of restricting who can overwrite a state event as proposed by [MSC3757](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3757). ([\#17513](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/17513))
+
+
+
+
 # Synapse 1.116.0rc1 (2024-09-25)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/changelog.d/17513.feature b/changelog.d/17513.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 21441c7211..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/17513.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add implementation of restricting who can overwrite a state event as proposed by [MSC3757](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3757).
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1fb59ada66..6fd2acbfc0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.116.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.116.0rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:28:43 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.116.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.116.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 405fd1e1dc..252c00431f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module-name = "synapse.synapse_rust"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.116.0rc1"
+version = "1.116.0rc2"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"