diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e338ef70bd..93d84a73a6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.23rc1
-time 2024-06-20T19:20:56Z
+go1.23rc2
+time 2024-07-16T00:27:32Z