diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37641ce47b..935af65685 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 Every module contains its own CHANGELOG.md. Please refer to the module you are interested in.
 
+## [v0.52.0-rc.2](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.52.0-rc.2) - 2025-01-17
+
+Every module contains its own CHANGELOG.md. Please refer to the module you are interested in.
+
 ### Features
 
 * (sims) [#23013](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23013) Integration with app v2
 * (x/auth/ante) [#23128](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23128) Allow custom verifyIsOnCurve when validate tx for public key like ethsecp256k1.
-* (server) [#23128](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23128) Add custom rollback command option. In order to use it, you need to implement the Rollback interface and remove the default rollback command with `cmd.RemoveCommand(cmd.RollbackCmd)` and then add it back with `cmd.AddCommand(cmd.NewCustomRollbackCmd(appCreator, rollbackable))`.
+* (server) [#23321](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23321) Add custom rollback command option. In order to use it, you need to implement the Rollback interface and remove the default rollback command with `cmd.RemoveCommand(cmd.RollbackCmd)` and then add it back with `cmd.AddCommand(cmd.NewCustomRollbackCmd(appCreator, rollbackable))`.
 
 ### Improvements
 
@@ -52,10 +56,10 @@ Every module contains its own CHANGELOG.md. Please refer to the module you are i
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-* (query) [23002](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23002) Fix collection filtered pagination.
-* (x/auth/tx) [#23170](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23170) Avoid panic from newWrapperFromDecodedTx when AuthInfo.Fee is optional in decodedTx.
-* (x/auth/tx) [23144](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23144) Add missing CacheWithValue for ExtensionOptions.
-* (x/auth/tx) [#23148](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23148) Avoid panic from intoAnyV2 when v1.PublicKey is optional.
+* (query) [#23002](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23002) Fix collection filtered pagination.
+* (x/auth/tx) [#23170](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23170) Avoid panic from `newWrapperFromDecodedTx` when `AuthInfo.Fee` is optional in decodedTx.
+* (x/auth/tx) [#23144](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23144) Add missing `CacheWithValue` for `ExtensionOptions`.
+* (x/auth/tx) [#23148](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23148) Avoid panic from `intoAnyV2` when v1.PublicKey is optional.
 * (server) [#23244](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23244) Allow align block header with skip check header in grpc server.
 * (x/auth) [#23357](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23357) Fixes accessibility of the AddressStringToBytes HTTP binding and adds another binding to AddressBytesToString.
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index ea692338a7..90868551f0 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-# Cosmos SDK v0.52.0-rc.1 Release Notes
+# Cosmos SDK v0.52.0-rc.2 Release Notes
 
-We've just released a release candidate for the Cosmos SDK v0.52.0.
-APIs should now be stable, and we encourage everyone to start integrating with this release candidate.
+This second release canditate include bug fixes found during integration.
+Additionally, it bumps the SDK dependencies to their final release:
 
-This release is the first totally modular release of the Cosmos SDK. Many components have been extracted in their own modules. Refer to the [version matrix](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk?tab=readme-ov-file#version-matrix) to understand what it means.
+* cosmossdk.io/core v1.0.0
+* cosmossdk.io/collection  v1.0.0
+* cosmossdk.io/schema v1.0.0
+* cosmossdk.io/x/tx v1.0.0
+
+Modules remained stable and nothing has changed since their first release candidate.
+We encourage chains to already start integrating with this release candidate as APIs are stable.
+
+Cosmos SDK Olympus is the first totally modular (as in package) release of the Cosmos SDK. Many components have been extracted in their own modules. Refer to the [version matrix](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk?tab=readme-ov-file#version-matrix) to understand what it means.
 
 A final release is expected in the coming **days**.
 
 Please see the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/release/v0.52.x/CHANGELOG.md) for an exhaustive list of changes.  
 Refer to the [UPGRADING.md](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/release/v0.52.x/UPGRADING.md) for upgrading your application.
 
-Full Commit History: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/compare/release/v0.50.x...release/v0.52.x
+Full Commit History: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/compare/v0.52.0-rc.1...v0.52.0-rc.
+`v0.50..v0.52`: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/compare/release/v0.50.x...release/v0.52.x