diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3434b610e..3ff0e8064 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+# v4.0.0rc2 (2023-09-28)
+
+
+
+## Features
+
+### Core
+
+- Added a configurable delay between key presses, to accommodate applications that can't handle fast keyboard emulation. (#1633)
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+### Core
+
+- Closes serial ports upon disconnection to ensure clean reconnections. (#1636)
+
+### User Interface
+
+- Update the tray icon to "disconnected" when a serial-over-USB machine is unplugged. (#1560)
+
+## API
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Dropped support for Python 3.7. (#1634)
+
+### New
+
+- Introduces the `GenericKeyboardEmulation` interface which automatically handles output delay. (#1633)
+
+
 # v4.0.0rc1 (2023-09-26)
 
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 936fc8fef..aa3dddf37 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 copyright = "Open Steno Project"
 author = copyright
 
-release = "4.0.0-rc1"
+release = "4.0.0-rc2"
 version = release
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/news.d/api/1633.new.md b/news.d/api/1633.new.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 510033df6..000000000
--- a/news.d/api/1633.new.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Introduces the `GenericKeyboardEmulation` interface which automatically handles output delay.
diff --git a/news.d/api/1634.break.md b/news.d/api/1634.break.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cb186bf8..000000000
--- a/news.d/api/1634.break.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Dropped support for Python 3.7.
diff --git a/news.d/bugfix/1560.ui.md b/news.d/bugfix/1560.ui.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a0cf28f0c..000000000
--- a/news.d/bugfix/1560.ui.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update the tray icon to "disconnected" when a serial-over-USB machine is unplugged.
diff --git a/news.d/bugfix/1636.core.md b/news.d/bugfix/1636.core.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ccacdeed..000000000
--- a/news.d/bugfix/1636.core.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Closes serial ports upon disconnection to ensure clean reconnections.
diff --git a/news.d/feature/1633.core.md b/news.d/feature/1633.core.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fbae304b0..000000000
--- a/news.d/feature/1633.core.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added a configurable delay between key presses, to accommodate applications that can't handle fast keyboard emulation.
diff --git a/plover/__init__.py b/plover/__init__.py
index 47baf27b9..292b2e935 100644
--- a/plover/__init__.py
+++ b/plover/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     # want to translate anyway.
     _ = lambda s: s
 
-__version__ = '4.0.0rc1'
+__version__ = '4.0.0rc2'
 __copyright__ = '(C) Open Steno Project'
 __url__ = 'http://www.openstenoproject.org/'
 __download_url__ = 'http://www.openstenoproject.org/plover'