diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4169fa1d22..2e6aec3271 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if (protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 endif ()
 
 # Version metadata
-set(protobuf_VERSION_STRING "5.27.0")
+set(protobuf_VERSION_STRING "5.27.0-rc-2")
 set(protobuf_DESCRIPTION "Protocol Buffers")
 set(protobuf_CONTACT "protobuf@googlegroups.com")
 
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index a26dafa198..d9442b6d03 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # TODO: migrate all dependencies from WORKSPACE to MODULE.bazel
 # https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/14313
-PROTOBUF_VERSION = "27.0-dev"
+PROTOBUF_VERSION = "27.0-rc2"
 
 module(
     name = "protobuf",
diff --git a/Protobuf-C++.podspec b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
index 8bb53c10bd..0041ec42bc 100644
--- a/Protobuf-C++.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf-C++'
-  s.version  = '5.27.0'
+  s.version  = '5.27.0-rc2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v3 runtime library for C++.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index 07e11f81ce..dbf6f975b6 100644
--- a/Protobuf.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf'
-  s.version  = '3.27.0'
+  s.version  = '3.27.0-rc2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index dfdf6f816a..c18b11797c 100644
--- a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
+++ b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>Google Protocol Buffers tools</title>
     <summary>Tools for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</summary>
     <description>See project site for more info.</description>
-    <version>3.27.0</version>
+    <version>3.27.0-rc2</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index 42f84732f4..06505aa0ef 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Description>C# runtime library for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Google Protocol Buffers</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.27.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.27.0-rc2</VersionPrefix>
     <LangVersion>10.0</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;netstandard2.0;net45;net50</TargetFrameworks>
diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index 7aba2aa882..b88e9b8114 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>4.27.0</version>
+  <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index 43a22c557b..2cce3f0c7c 100644
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.27.0</version>
+    <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
index 7d1f945133..5cbc8a2459 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class RuntimeVersion {
   public static final int MAJOR = 4;
   public static final int MINOR = 27;
   public static final int PATCH = 0;
-  public static final String SUFFIX = "-dev";
+  public static final String SUFFIX = "-rc2";
 
   private static final String VERSION_STRING = versionString(MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, SUFFIX);
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RuntimeVersion.class.getName());
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
index d0120a604b..58e43a8b33 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.27.0</version>
+    <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin-lite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index 4fb1a0c6ca..2e89a6f553 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.27.0</version>
+    <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lite/pom.xml b/java/lite/pom.xml
index dc8eb8e610..61f819c866 100644
--- a/java/lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.27.0</version>
+    <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 4a06bd80c8..509d02b8c7 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>4.27.0</version>
+  <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>
diff --git a/java/protoc/pom.xml b/java/protoc/pom.xml
index 3529ffccd4..4532369f09 100644
--- a/java/protoc/pom.xml
+++ b/java/protoc/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>4.27.0</version>
+  <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
index 818081d24b..4beff24078 100644
--- a/java/util/pom.xml
+++ b/java/util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.27.0</version>
+    <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index c90eb14704..81d67956e2 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_setter, 0, 0, 1)
 ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, value)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "4.27.0"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "4.27.0RC2"
 
 // ptr -> PHP object cache. This is a weak map that caches lazily-created
 // wrapper objects around upb types:
diff --git a/protobuf_version.bzl b/protobuf_version.bzl
index 2e5f3ec101..0200e75926 100644
--- a/protobuf_version.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_version.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """ Contains version numbers to be used in other bzl files """
-PROTOC_VERSION = "27.0"
-PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.27.0"
-PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "5.27.0"
-PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "4.27.0"
-PROTOBUF_RUBY_VERSION = "4.27.0"
+PROTOC_VERSION = "27.0-rc-2"
+PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.27.0-RC2"
+PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "5.27.0rc2"
+PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "4.27.0RC2"
+PROTOBUF_RUBY_VERSION = "4.27.0.rc.2"
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index cc5cd7a457..d089a44e5c 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '5.27.0'
+__version__ = '5.27.0rc2'
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py b/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
index 519b1a3088..44343735b7 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DOMAIN = Domain.PUBLIC
 MAJOR = 5
 MINOR = 27
 PATCH = 0
-SUFFIX = '-dev'
+SUFFIX = '-rc2'
 
 
 def ValidateProtobufRuntimeVersion(
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index b66e8fc74d..dfb98ed82d 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "google-protobuf"
-  s.version     = "4.27.0"
+  s.version     = "4.27.0.rc.2"
   git_tag       = "v#{s.version.to_s.sub('.rc.', '-rc')}" # Converts X.Y.Z.rc.N to vX.Y.Z-rcN, used for the git tag
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"
diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index e3b003cc54..1f5bb2add5 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf.jruby</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-jruby</artifactId>
-    <version>4.27.0</version>
+    <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
     <name>Protocol Buffer JRuby native extension</name>
     <description>
       Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
           <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-          <version>4.27.0</version>
+          <version>4.27.0-RC2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
index 42f0768a61..6394b75a22 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/any.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
index f013fa62c5..01b4f8ea63 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
index 551d05f531..7282e4d68b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/api.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
index 551e8305f4..272552af08 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
index 70da495b47..ab657c7c35 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
index 35abc31a72..bdb8dca64b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
index 859e643e1c..d35949eaba 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
index 6ba978479b..cce71b80a1 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
index 6b32ca3475..d3d6865fed 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 //
 // Please avoid changing them manually, as they should be updated automatically
 // by Protobuf release process.
-#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "5.27.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.27.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "5.27.0-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "5.27.0-rc2"
+#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.27.0-rc2"
+#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "5.27.0-rc2"
 
 
 namespace google {
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
index 62e78be67d..ce03a7b240 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
index f8c80e1fb1..4e88d89316 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
index 683bd019cf..245aa458c6 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
index 9be6bb2f67..8688010907 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
index f8a1e9530d..7f9a694c68 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/duration.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
index ed72cda2f9..5fac7163ef 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
index 5aa0f48ba4..6a451d217f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/empty.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
index 9372e8dd66..fe9488c39b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
index 7c4f329b44..0a6e67cb44 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
index b78502d0a9..740b63d44f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h b/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
index b0129124ad..f4d4473e93 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #endif  // PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX
 
 #define PROTOBUF_VERSION 5027000
-#define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc2"
 
 #endif  // GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_RUNTIME_VERSION_H__
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
index 843ffa1a93..f6003b33a9 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
index ee72a512c8..0da14fdcde 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
index 783fc1891a..478072960e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/struct.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
index 750dcb4e09..5800f2da11 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index 7b033af33d..d73f1fb388 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace internal {
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 5027000
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc2"
 
 // Verifies that the protobuf version a program was compiled with matches what
 // it is linked/running with. Use the macro below to call this function.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
index 8fd9ad45f7..f5f3151004 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
index 0e0c6d7665..56201d62e7 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
index 98ff9fad47..a6b72d5cd8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/type.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
index 82b9fbf784..3d50179273 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
index 506650d14f..b366af8bef 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
index 55b1c86297..264039687e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.27.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index cc73ae5b61..194adac1c1 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
     "27.x": {
-        "protoc_version": "27.0-dev",
+        "protoc_version": "27.0-rc2",
         "lts": false,
-        "date": "2024-04-17",
+        "date": "2024-05-08",
         "languages": {
-            "cpp": "5.27.0-dev",
-            "csharp": "3.27.0-dev",
-            "java": "4.27.0-dev",
-            "javascript": "3.27.0-dev",
-            "objectivec": "3.27.0-dev",
-            "php": "4.27.0-dev",
-            "python": "5.27.0-dev",
-            "ruby": "4.27.0-dev"
+            "cpp": "5.27.0-rc2",
+            "csharp": "3.27.0-rc2",
+            "java": "4.27.0-rc2",
+            "javascript": "3.27.0-rc2",
+            "objectivec": "3.27.0-rc2",
+            "php": "4.27.0-rc2",
+            "python": "5.27.0-rc2",
+            "ruby": "4.27.0-rc2"
         }
     }
 }
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