diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c375c71a57..ec8bfded16 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-2009.08, Not yet released:
+2009.08-rc2, Released August 6th, 2009:
+
+	Additional fixes and new features.
+
+	New packages: libuuid, gcc 4.3.4.
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: busybox, classpath, gzip, ipsec-tools,
+	jamvm, libusb, microperl, neon, popt, sed, webkit.
+
+	Fixed issue with 'make oldconfig'
 
 	Issues resolved (http://bugs.uclibc.org):
 
diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index d248565ae8..f2e84acd01 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config BR2_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG
 
 config BR2_VERSION
 	string
-	default "2009.08-git"
+	default "2009.08-rc2"
 
 source "target/Config.in.arch"
 source "target/device/Config.in"