diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.28.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.28.0.txt
index da9cafb..5f1413a 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.28.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.28.0.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
    prepared to work with "set -u" but recent changes got a bit more
    sloppy.  This has been corrected.
 
+ * "git gui" now allows opening work trees from the start-up dialog.
+
 
 Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
 
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 2b7babb..bcb0e9e 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.28-rc1
+DEF_VER=v2.28-rc2
 
 LF='
 '