diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.0.txt
index bb649e4..3b8b0c0 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.0.txt
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@
  * `parse_object()` has been hardened to check for the existence of a
    suspected blob object.
 
- * Adjust the documentation build procedure to GNUmake version 4.4,
-   which made some changes to how pattern rule with multiple targets
-   are handled.
+ * The build procedure has been adjusted to GNUmake version 4.4, which
+   made some changes to how pattern rule with multiple targets are
+   handled.
 
 
 Fixes since v2.38
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 551f16d..6200bef 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.39.0-rc1
+DEF_VER=v2.39.0-rc2
 
 LF='
 '