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 <p>
 
 <ul>
+  <li><b>19 May 2009 -- 2009.05-rc2 released</b>
+
+    <p>RC2 is out with more cleanups and bug fixes (see <a
+    href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2009.05_rc2">CHANGES</a>).
+    Unless big issues are found, expect this to be the last release
+    candidate before the release - So give it a good test.</p>
+
+    <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+    <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2009.05-rc2.tar.bz2">2009.05-rc2
+    release candidate</a>, and report any problems found to the <a
+    href="lists.html">mailing list</a> or <a
+    href="http://bugs.uclibc.org">bug tracker</a>.</p>
 
   <li><b>14 May 2009 -- Buildroot.org</b>