diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5476bbca..4799f3a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [24.11.1-rc2] - 2024-12-12
+
 ## [24.11.1-rc1] - 2024-12-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f7006aa9..5957caec 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ checksum = "6980e8d7511241f8acf4aebddbb1ff938df5eebe98691418c4468d0b72a96a67"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-kafka-crd"
-version = "24.11.1-rc1"
+version = "24.11.1-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "indoc",
  "rstest",
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-kafka-operator"
-version = "24.11.1-rc1"
+version = "24.11.1-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 525511b5..3ecfc7e7 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -6659,7 +6659,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-kafka-crd" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-kafka-crd";
-        version = "24.11.1-rc1";
+        version = "24.11.1-rc2";
         edition = "2021";
         src = lib.cleanSourceWith { filter = sourceFilter;  src = ./rust/crd; };
         libName = "stackable_kafka_crd";
@@ -6716,7 +6716,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-kafka-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-kafka-operator";
-        version = "24.11.1-rc1";
+        version = "24.11.1-rc2";
         edition = "2021";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dc1e41f8..63f123fb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/crd", "rust/operator-binary"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "24.11.1-rc1"
+version = "24.11.1-rc2"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.tech>"]
 license = "OSL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/Chart.yaml
index 48a4bf08..7c0fda01 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: kafka-operator
-version: "24.11.1-rc1"
-appVersion: "24.11.1-rc1"
+version: "24.11.1-rc2"
+appVersion: "24.11.1-rc2"
 description: The Stackable Operator for Apache Kafka
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/kafka-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index be9d29a2..bf358e4c 100755
--- a/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@ echo "Updating Helm repositories"
 helm repo update
 echo "Installing Operators with Helm"
 # tag::helm-install-operators[]
-helm install --wait commons-operator stackable-stable/commons-operator --version 24.11.1-rc1
-helm install --wait secret-operator stackable-stable/secret-operator --version 24.11.1-rc1
-helm install --wait listener-operator stackable-stable/listener-operator --version 24.11.1-rc1
-helm install --wait zookeeper-operator stackable-stable/zookeeper-operator --version 24.11.1-rc1
-helm install --wait kafka-operator stackable-stable/kafka-operator --version 24.11.1-rc1
+helm install --wait commons-operator stackable-stable/commons-operator --version 24.11.1-rc2
+helm install --wait secret-operator stackable-stable/secret-operator --version 24.11.1-rc2
+helm install --wait listener-operator stackable-stable/listener-operator --version 24.11.1-rc2
+helm install --wait zookeeper-operator stackable-stable/zookeeper-operator --version 24.11.1-rc2
+helm install --wait kafka-operator stackable-stable/kafka-operator --version 24.11.1-rc2
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 ;;
 "stackablectl")
 echo "installing Operators with stackablectl"
 # tag::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 stackablectl operator install \
-  commons=24.11.1-rc1 \
-  secret=24.11.1-rc1 \
-  listener=24.11.1-rc1 \
-  zookeeper=24.11.1-rc1 \
-  kafka=24.11.1-rc1
+  commons=24.11.1-rc2 \
+  secret=24.11.1-rc2 \
+  listener=24.11.1-rc2 \
+  zookeeper=24.11.1-rc2 \
+  kafka=24.11.1-rc2
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
index a467acd6..431c83ef 100644
--- a/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/kafka/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Installed commons=24.11.1-rc1 operator
-Installed secret=24.11.1-rc1 operator
-Installed listener=24.11.1-rc1 operator
-Installed zookeeper=24.11.1-rc1 operator
-Installed kafka=24.11.1-rc1 operator
+Installed commons=24.11.1-rc2 operator
+Installed secret=24.11.1-rc2 operator
+Installed listener=24.11.1-rc2 operator
+Installed zookeeper=24.11.1-rc2 operator
+Installed kafka=24.11.1-rc2 operator
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index 33f8985a..41dac5d4 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ helm:
   repo_name: stackable-stable
   repo_url: https://repo.stackable.tech/repository/helm-stable/
 versions:
-  commons: 24.11.1-rc1
-  secret: 24.11.1-rc1
-  listener: 24.11.1-rc1
-  zookeeper: 24.11.1-rc1
-  kafka: 24.11.1-rc1
+  commons: 24.11.1-rc2
+  secret: 24.11.1-rc2
+  listener: 24.11.1-rc2
+  zookeeper: 24.11.1-rc2
+  kafka: 24.11.1-rc2
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index be227537..1526c6d1 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ releases:
     description: Integration test
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc2
       secret:
-        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc2
       listener:
-        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc2
       zookeeper:
-        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc2
       kafka:
-        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 24.11.1-rc2
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/04-assert.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/04-assert.yaml.j2
index 2c98c4ec..0cf90891 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/04-assert.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/04-assert.yaml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: test-kafka-broker-default
   labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['upgrade_new'] }}-stackable24.11.1-rc1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['upgrade_new'] }}-stackable24.11.1-rc2"
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1
   replicas: 1