diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e22005540e..ae3929d856 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
+2022.08-rc2, released September 1st, 2022
+
+	Fixes all over the tree.
+
+	dependencies: Ensure 'find' and 'xargs' are available on the
+	build host.
+
+	A large number of typo fixes.
+
+	Defconfigs: bananapi m1, olimex a20/a33/lime: Use standard FPU
+	configuration, pine64_sopine: Use mainline ATF to fix build
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: ace, alsa-utils, busybox, cups,
+	dbus-broker, directfb, domoticz, drbd-utils, edk2,
+	edk2-platforms, ffmpeg, freeradius-server, freeswitch, gauche,
+	gcc, gdb, glibc, gnutls, gst1-plugins-bad, gst1-plugins-good,
+	hawktracer, igd-ethercat, imagemagick, intel-mediadriver,
+	jack2, jose, jpeg, jquery-ui-themes, kodi, libcamera, libdill,
+	libgit2, libglvnd, libgpg-error, libgpgme, libinput, libp11,
+	libsepol, libtirpc, libvirtd, libvncserver, libwpe, libzlib,
+	linux, linux-tools-perf, llvm, lshw, makedumpfile,
+	mali-driver, memcached, minetest, mutt, ne10, netsniff-ng,
+	ntpsec, ocrad, ola, opencv4, openocd, opensc, optee-os,
+	pcsc-lite, postgresql, protobuf, pulseaudio, python-autobahn,
+	python-paho-mqtt, python-protobuf, python-pygame, python3, qemu,
+	qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware, qt5doc, qt6base, ranger, rng-tools,
+	rsync, rustc, sconeserver, sdl2, snort, sqlite, squid,
+	stress-ng, strongswan, sunxi-mali-utgard-driver, sysdig,
+	sysklogd, syslinux, syslog-ng, tcf-agent, tcpreplay,
+	tesseract-ocr, uacme, uboot-tools, uclibc, udpcast, usbguard,
+	v4l2loopback, vim, webkitgtk, wolftpm, wpewebkit, xenomai,
+	xserver_xorg-server, zeek, zerofree
+
 2022.08-rc1, released August 12th, 2022
 
 	Fixes all over the tree and new features.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b40b7632f5..bd0b906cde 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2022.08-rc1
+export BR2_VERSION := 2022.08-rc2
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1660332552
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1662020000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)
diff --git a/docs/website/download.html b/docs/website/download.html
index db150ff432..8086878f38 100644
--- a/docs/website/download.html
+++ b/docs/website/download.html
@@ -76,37 +76,37 @@
 	</div>
       </div>
 
-      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest release candidate: <b>2022.08-rc1</b></h3>
+      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest release candidate: <b>2022.08-rc2</b></h3>
       <div class="row mt centered">
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.gz">buildroot-2022.05-rc2.tar.gz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.gz">buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.gz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.xz">buildroot-2022.05-rc2.tar.xz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc1.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.xz">buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.xz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/docs/website/news.html b/docs/website/news.html
index 75d7a69910..fb62d5a6df 100644
--- a/docs/website/news.html
+++ b/docs/website/news.html
@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@
 <h2>News</h2>
 <ul class="timeline">
 
+  <li class="timeline-inverted">
+    <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
+    <div class="timeline-panel">
+      <div class="timeline-heading">
+	<h4 class="timeline-title">2022.08-rc2 released</h4>
+	<p><small class="text-muted"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></i>1 September 2022</small></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="timeline-body">
+        <p>2022.08-rc2 has been released with more cleanups and build fixes. See the
+	  <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2022.08-rc2">CHANGES</a>
+	  file for details.</p>
+
+	<p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+	  <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.08-rc2.tar.xz">2022.08-rc2
+	  release candidate</a>, and report any problems found to the
+	  <a href="support.html">mailing list</a> or
+	  <a href="https://bugs.buildroot.org">bug tracker</a>.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </li>
+
   <li>
     <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
     <div class="timeline-panel">