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 See https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.3/docs/release-notes-2-3 for an overview of the changes in this release series.
 
+## 2.3.0rc1 (Feb 25, 2021)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Upgrade Pex to 2.1.32 to fix venv shebangs being too long for some Linux systems. (Cherry-pick of #11604) ([#11606](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/11606))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Less chatty plugin resolution logging (Cherry-pick of #11593) ([#11595](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/11595))
+
 ## 2.3.0rc0 (Feb 23, 2021)
 
 ### New Features