diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 846dc8d56de..c0dbf3d6a37 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: SageMath
 abstract: SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system.
 authors:
 - name: "The SageMath Developers"
-version: 10.5.rc1
+version: 10.5.rc2
 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8042260
-date-released: 2024-11-23
+date-released: 2024-11-30
 repository-code: "https://github.com/sagemath/sage"
 url: "https://www.sagemath.org/"
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index eb2ad2d41d0..219cada0e3f 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SageMath version 10.5.rc1, Release Date: 2024-11-23
+SageMath version 10.5.rc2, Release Date: 2024-11-30
diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
index 40047be516c..7d0a957c854 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 tarball=configure-VERSION.tar.gz
-sha1=873cdf7d49278239555a9887f13f22da05fb20a6
-sha256=2e02aa16c42dab86849ca6d53d6148a414c56e93177bb9cf7346df84a8315b2f
+sha1=4d6de7b4a5aff43a508a1e64078fe409554869fe
+sha256=18cc6fa95c0bd6ae0bf1f9b447ae2dd9da7d596d17bec5e961b980b9687e1a7e
diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
index 1ec5d4eba60..8c7663a9fa1 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-34bd0eca0efef4b5aae919be1286ec45a9622f64
+68f446ad3f1abcea6e1a9b679a04242597f439f6
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt
index 9d4b482d5a4..11ae1c5d2a5 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_conf/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-conf ~= 10.5rc1
+sage-conf ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt
index cc82b61571d..b2dd3fbec85 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_docbuild/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-docbuild ~= 10.5rc1
+sage-docbuild ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt
index 1ff54dc7d60..c9bffddf1dc 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_setup/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-setup ~= 10.5rc1
+sage-setup ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt
index 1c2539d939c..44d72b63d93 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sage_sws2rst/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sage-sws2rst ~= 10.5rc1
+sage-sws2rst ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt
index 43b9a42f129..49cf1f431c8 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagelib/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-standard ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-standard ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt
index 2368924f603..97488091046 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_bliss/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-bliss ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-bliss ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt
index 12dbd988f69..38d0f576482 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_categories/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-categories ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-categories ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt
index 68b68b8849a..74fcc5180f1 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_coxeter3/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-coxeter3 ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-coxeter3 ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt
index 90066e303ad..17b0f996c23 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_environment/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-environment ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-environment ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt
index f41ce17c20b..e25bbd7cbf5 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_mcqd/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-mcqd ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-mcqd ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt
index f8304228dbc..839d6691290 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_meataxe/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-meataxe ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-meataxe ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt
index 990a0601e08..2087671be40 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_objects/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-objects ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-objects ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt
index 7ab5cec5f5b..cf19972eb63 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_repl/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-repl ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-repl ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt
index 0863567dacc..eb2af632ca7 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_sirocco/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-sirocco ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-sirocco ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt
index 847534f161e..ebd9f2961a9 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sagemath_tdlib/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is updated on every release by the sage-update-version script
-sagemath-tdlib ~= 10.5rc1
+sagemath-tdlib ~= 10.5rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-conf/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-conf_conda/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-conf_pypi/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-docbuild/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-setup/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sage-sws2rst/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-bliss/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-categories/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-coxeter3/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-environment/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-mcqd/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-meataxe/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-objects/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-repl/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-sirocco/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt b/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-tdlib/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/src/VERSION.txt b/src/VERSION.txt
index d2205320557..861a196a402 100644
--- a/src/VERSION.txt
+++ b/src/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.5.rc1
+10.5.rc2
diff --git a/src/bin/sage-version.sh b/src/bin/sage-version.sh
index bafb8fc6368..0386f6ef5aa 100644
--- a/src/bin/sage-version.sh
+++ b/src/bin/sage-version.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # which stops "setup.py develop" from rewriting it as a Python file.
 :
 # This file is auto-generated by the sage-update-version script, do not edit!
-SAGE_VERSION='10.5.rc1'
-SAGE_RELEASE_DATE='2024-11-23'
-SAGE_VERSION_BANNER='SageMath version 10.5.rc1, Release Date: 2024-11-23'
+SAGE_VERSION='10.5.rc2'
+SAGE_RELEASE_DATE='2024-11-30'
+SAGE_VERSION_BANNER='SageMath version 10.5.rc2, Release Date: 2024-11-30'
diff --git a/src/sage/version.py b/src/sage/version.py
index eeb9eae6692..8e15dcf37c7 100644
--- a/src/sage/version.py
+++ b/src/sage/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Sage version information for Python scripts
 # This file is auto-generated by the sage-update-version script, do not edit!
-version = '10.5.rc1'
-date = '2024-11-23'
-banner = 'SageMath version 10.5.rc1, Release Date: 2024-11-23'
+version = '10.5.rc2'
+date = '2024-11-30'
+banner = 'SageMath version 10.5.rc2, Release Date: 2024-11-30'