diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb69f5b6a..1905cf79a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.0.0-rc2] - 2023-11-11
+
+
 ### Fixed
 - Registered output filters wouldn't run [#899](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/899)
 - Use of negative numbers in {math} equations [#895](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/895)
diff --git a/src/Smarty.php b/src/Smarty.php
index 98a40e905..9b8738be1 100644
--- a/src/Smarty.php
+++ b/src/Smarty.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Smarty extends \Smarty\TemplateBase {
 	/**
 	 * smarty version
 	 */
-	const SMARTY_VERSION = '5.0.0-rc1';
+	const SMARTY_VERSION = '5.0.0-rc2';
 
 	/**
 	 * define caching modes