diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 298b134014..3b78672fdc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Synapse 1.142.0rc1 (2025-11-04)
+# Synapse 1.142.0rc2 (2025-11-04)
 
 ## Dropped support for Python 3.9
 
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ of these wheels downstream, please reach out to us in
 [#synapse-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org). We'd
 love to hear from you!
 
+
+## Internal Changes
+
+- Manually skip building Python 3.9 wheels, to prevent errors in the release workflow. ([\#19119](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/19119))
+
+
+
+
+# Synapse 1.142.0rc1 (2025-11-04)
+
 ## Features
 
 - Add support for Python 3.14. ([\#19055](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/19055), [\#19134](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/19134))
diff --git a/changelog.d/19119.misc b/changelog.d/19119.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 93f512ae7e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/19119.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Manually skip building Python 3.9 wheels, to prevent errors in the release workflow.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 78c3a9e54c..764315d66a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.142.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.142.0rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:21:30 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.142.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.142.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25a9bfb746..8b63fae048 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module-name = "synapse.synapse_rust"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.142.0rc1"
+version = "1.142.0rc2"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial"