diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index e5bde9d9dafd564a5abebd13d09037f13ecb23e3..5a0957efc14767caba8f61c2e05ad77fb14768f8 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
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         {
             "name": "drupal/core",
-            "version": "10.0.x-dev",
+            "version": "10.0.0-rc2",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "core",
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-project-message",
-            "version": "10.0.x-dev",
+            "version": "10.0.0-rc2",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage",
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-vendor-hardening",
-            "version": "10.0.x-dev",
+            "version": "10.0.0-rc2",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/VendorHardening",
@@ -8379,11 +8379,7 @@
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-    "stability-flags": {
-        "drupal/core": 20,
-        "drupal/core-project-message": 20,
-        "drupal/core-vendor-hardening": 20
-    },
+    "stability-flags": [],
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": [],
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
index 2c2e4e087b3348f18240b09ad311a8d4ab2d5ff3..db4c85e55319f5844ab36cee44bcef09e54be55e 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-strict": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "10.0.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "10.0.0-rc2",
         "asm89/stack-cors": "~v2.1.1",
         "composer/semver": "~3.3.2",
         "doctrine/annotations": "~1.13.3",
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
index bd41c20bffb7182d27bcb432988ff042b19c03b7..10033363c4b2e2d67d5d00ffbab9e3c94ecd49e6 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-require-dev": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "10.0.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "10.0.0-rc2",
         "behat/mink": "v1.10.0",
         "behat/mink-browserkit-driver": "v2.1.0",
         "behat/mink-selenium2-driver": "v1.6.0",
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 4fc2485bfe0abfce24bae9fee220f6843ab29774..41342dd22efb208dd195ed9465bfa5d6acf32a03 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '10.0.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '10.0.0-rc2';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
index 8aa65ec8d871e273861102a741e8f7e5bdf0895c..59dc318e6d009328c7e3b09d498c3062869c84df 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
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         "doctrine/annotations": "^1.13",
-        "drupal/core-file-cache": "10.0.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-plugin": "10.0.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-utility": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-file-cache": "10.0.0-rc2",
+        "drupal/core-plugin": "10.0.0-rc2",
+        "drupal/core-utility": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json
index 9a254e30f02ee1b95bfec4dee798e02c7a1f707a..ffac8749c34655f21f3c47b5a517539d6b92d0c2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-utility": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-utility": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json
index 887db29b2807b79953c75c16d07a194da79d048c..bdf1b952f4feb3ed8d4fdfb64467960000d6c5ca 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-file-cache": "10.0.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-serialization": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-file-cache": "10.0.0-rc2",
+        "drupal/core-serialization": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json
index cca1234c73ccb5664bf5abdfc76e23bba8613574..057c2486378f0fcea5ae677956db6d816f459178 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-serialization": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-serialization": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json
index 0651e10c63d7640935469e9e058b9f6ef04cbf62..831323ca47ed660fe72e2dbd707a0ee9372e9edf 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-render": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-render": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json
index 2085d3cfbfafba22714011321e62b32160fd4d0b..c3116ec48ad7cc4d9a15bee4b83db1c417a58aa5 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-file-security": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-file-security": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json
index 1875b9367ab73d9e4b50fdb2ec7cc7411c6bfa79..0c1b542eba812b3ee5fd0ca6e573c5387683a8c4 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-utility": "10.0.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-utility": "10.0.0-rc2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
             "This file was partially generated automatically. See: https://www.drupal.org/node/3293830"
         ]
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "RC"
 }