diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1bcdc15689..248f8165db 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-Synapse 1.73.0rc1 (2022-11-29)
+Synapse 1.73.0rc2 (2022-12-01)
 ==============================
 
 Please note that legacy Prometheus metric names have been removed in this release; see [the upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/release-v1.73/docs/upgrade.md#legacy-prometheus-metric-names-have-now-been-removed) for more details.
 
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a regression in Synapse 1.73.0rc1 where Synapse's main process would stop responding to HTTP requests when a user with a large number of devices logs in. ([\#14582](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14582))
+
+
+Synapse 1.73.0rc1 (2022-11-29)
+==============================
+
 Features
 --------
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/14582.bugfix b/changelog.d/14582.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index caad468e70..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14582.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a regression in Synapse 1.73.0rc1 where Synapse's main process would stop responding to HTTP requests when a user with a large number of devices logs in.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5c15a883a0..6868660a7d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.73.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.73.0rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:02:19 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.73.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.73.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3e04bc10b9..af5ce2aa03 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manifest-path = "rust/Cargo.toml"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.73.0rc1"
+version = "1.73.0rc2"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"