diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3467912221..f6dcdd4275 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.6-ESV-R11rc2 released ---
+
 3710.	[bug]		Address double dns_zone_detach when switching to
 			using automatic empty zones from regular zones.
 			[RT #35177]
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index c76f1687c8..c8a1c89862 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 114
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 1
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index 169f5a1ef3..44b91f49d4 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 110
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 3ec2d6c35e..daf1a72b1c 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=6
 PATCHVER=
 RELEASETYPE=-ESV
-RELEASEVER=-R11rc1
+RELEASEVER=-R11rc2
 EXTENSIONS=