diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40ccec00a5..dd52156b97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 All notable changes to `dash` will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-## UNRELEASED
+## [4.0.0rc2] - 2025-10-10
+
+## Added
+- [3468](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3468) Modernize dcc.TextArea & dcc.Tooltip
+- [3467](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3467) Modernize dcc.Loading
+- [3453](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3453) Modernize dcc.Checklist & dcc.RadioItems
 
 ## Changed
 
+- Various tweaks and bugfixes to issues reported in `4.0.0rc1`
+
 - Dropdown API changes
     * default value of optionHeight is now 'auto' which supports text wrapping of lengthy text on small screens; you can still specify a numeric pixel height if desired
     * new `labels` prop to customize strings used within the component
diff --git a/components/dash-core-components/package-lock.json b/components/dash-core-components/package-lock.json
index e3626b36ed..f48b534638 100644
--- a/components/dash-core-components/package-lock.json
+++ b/components/dash-core-components/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-core-components",
-  "version": "4.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dash-core-components",
-      "version": "4.0.0-rc1",
+      "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "1.2.36",
diff --git a/components/dash-core-components/package.json b/components/dash-core-components/package.json
index e72ceceaec..8eee9b6868 100644
--- a/components/dash-core-components/package.json
+++ b/components/dash-core-components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-core-components",
-  "version": "4.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
   "description": "Core component suite for Dash",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/components/dash-html-components/package-lock.json b/components/dash-html-components/package-lock.json
index ad8606ddf7..8a0845788b 100644
--- a/components/dash-html-components/package-lock.json
+++ b/components/dash-html-components/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-html-components",
-  "version": "4.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dash-html-components",
-      "version": "4.0.0-rc1",
+      "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
diff --git a/components/dash-html-components/package.json b/components/dash-html-components/package.json
index 867de92155..8a4cc01e67 100644
--- a/components/dash-html-components/package.json
+++ b/components/dash-html-components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-html-components",
-  "version": "4.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc2",
   "description": "Vanilla HTML components for Dash",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/components/dash-table/package-lock.json b/components/dash-table/package-lock.json
index fa9e8e8d41..46eac086ad 100644
--- a/components/dash-table/package-lock.json
+++ b/components/dash-table/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-table",
-  "version": "7.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "7.0.0-rc2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dash-table",
-      "version": "7.0.0-rc1",
+      "version": "7.0.0-rc2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/cli": "^7.28.0",
diff --git a/components/dash-table/package.json b/components/dash-table/package.json
index 482180f798..c4cc4c092e 100644
--- a/components/dash-table/package.json
+++ b/components/dash-table/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-table",
-  "version": "7.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "7.0.0-rc2",
   "description": "Dash table",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/dash/dash-renderer/package.json b/dash/dash-renderer/package.json
index be399d5209..29b50715c7 100644
--- a/dash/dash-renderer/package.json
+++ b/dash/dash-renderer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-renderer",
-  "version": "3.0.0-rc1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc2",
   "description": "render dash components in react",
   "main": "build/dash_renderer.min.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/dash/version.py b/dash/version.py
index 0d337e8707..1e4708767d 100644
--- a/dash/version.py
+++ b/dash/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "4.0.0rc2"