diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b86a4c310d..961169b1ba 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# Synapse 1.115.0rc2 (2024-09-12)
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+- Pre-populate room data used in experimental [MSC3575](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3575) Sliding Sync `/sync` endpoint for quick filtering/sorting. ([\#17652](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/17652))
+- Speed up sliding sync by reducing amount of data pulled out of the database for large rooms. ([\#17683](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/17683))
+
+
+
+
 # Synapse 1.115.0rc1 (2024-09-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/changelog.d/17652.misc b/changelog.d/17652.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 756918e2b2..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/17652.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Pre-populate room data used in experimental [MSC3575](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3575) Sliding Sync `/sync` endpoint for quick filtering/sorting.
diff --git a/changelog.d/17683.misc b/changelog.d/17683.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 11a10ff854..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/17683.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Speed up sliding sync by reducing amount of data pulled out of the database for large rooms.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 51b082205d..fe6ab67414 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.115.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.115.0rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:10:15 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.115.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.115.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bd139e2834..7675d063b9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module-name = "synapse.synapse_rust"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.115.0rc1"
+version = "1.115.0rc2"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"