diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 46ac3fce7a..40e362e920 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Synapse 1.60.0rc1 (2022-05-24)
+Synapse 1.60.0rc2 (2022-05-27)
 ==============================
 
 This release of Synapse adds a unique index to the `state_group_edges` table, in
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@ for more details.
 Features
 --------
 
+- Add an option allowing users to use their password to reauthenticate for privileged actions even though password login is disabled. ([\#12883](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12883))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Explicitly close `ijson` coroutines once we are done with them, instead of leaving the garbage collector to close them. ([\#12875](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12875))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Improve URL previews by not including the content of media tags in the generated description. ([\#12887](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12887))
+
+
+Synapse 1.60.0rc1 (2022-05-24)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
 - Measure the time taken in spam-checking callbacks and expose those measurements as metrics. ([\#12513](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12513))
 - Add a `default_power_level_content_override` config option to set default room power levels per room preset. ([\#12618](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12618))
 - Add support for [MSC3787: Allowing knocks to restricted rooms](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3787). ([\#12623](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12623))
diff --git a/changelog.d/12875.bugfix b/changelog.d/12875.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b011e0f90..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/12875.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Explicitly close `ijson` coroutines once we are done with them, instead of leaving the garbage collector to close them.
diff --git a/changelog.d/12883.feature b/changelog.d/12883.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 83626771c0..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/12883.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add an option allowing users to use their password to reauthenticate for privileged actions even though password login is disabled.
diff --git a/changelog.d/12887.misc b/changelog.d/12887.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f6f731832..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/12887.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve URL previews by not including the content of media tags in the generated description.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6eba9b3a1b..b6a51d6903 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.60.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.60.0rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 27 May 2022 11:04:55 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.60.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.60.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9359d211f7..59cff590b5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ skip_gitignore = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.60.0rc1"
+version = "1.60.0rc2"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"