diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec93c36e11882..6e435cc1c6ab9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 24)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 2)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2022)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
index d2d4ccde04eb2..cc44c65560a37 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-cli v24.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-cli v24.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v24.2.0rc1
+bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v24.2.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-cli
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<command> \/\fR[\fI\,params\/\fR]  \fI\,Send command to Bitcoin Core\/\fR
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v24.2.0rc1
 .B bitcoin-cli
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,help <command>      Get help for a command\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core RPC client version v24.2.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core RPC client version v24.2.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
index bb767a5991902..c9924afbbb7b8 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-qt v24.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-qt v24.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v24.2.0rc1
+bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v24.2.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-qt
 [\fI\,command-line options\/\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v24.2.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core version v24.2.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
index ac1cb8661a9d0..3fbb6f4c550f2 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-tx v24.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-tx v24.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v24.2.0rc1
+bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v24.2.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-tx
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<hex-tx> \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Update hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v24.2.0rc1
 .B bitcoin-tx
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,-create \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR]   \fI\,Create hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v24.2.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v24.2.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
index 3b705af8977bd..c02c1e32e9399 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-util v24.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-util v24.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v24.2.0rc1
+bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v24.2.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-util
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] [\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Do stuff\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v24.2.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v24.2.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
index f2babf9f20253..e75d98f0104d7 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-WALLET "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-wallet v24.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-WALLET "1" "October 2023" "bitcoin-wallet v24.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-wallet \- manual page for bitcoin-wallet v24.2.0rc1
+bitcoin-wallet \- manual page for bitcoin-wallet v24.2.0
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-wallet version v24.2.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-wallet version v24.2.0
 .PP
 bitcoin\-wallet is an offline tool for creating and interacting with Bitcoin Core wallet files.
 By default bitcoin\-wallet will act on wallets in the default mainnet wallet directory in the datadir.
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoind.1 b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
index 052bbb9a25bbc..66dc7986fdd31 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoind.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIND "1" "October 2023" "bitcoind v24.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIND "1" "October 2023" "bitcoind v24.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v24.2.0rc1
+bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v24.2.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoind
 [\fI\,options\/\fR]                     \fI\,Start Bitcoin Core\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v24.2.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core version v24.2.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 56a6f92b5d2d6..059ab5187286d 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-24.2rc1 Release Notes
+24.2 Release Notes
 ==================
 
-Bitcoin Core version 24.2rc1 is now available from:
+Bitcoin Core version 24.2 is now available from:
 
-  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-24.2/test.rc1/>
+  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-24.2/>
 
 This release includes various bug fixes and performance
 improvements, as well as updated translations.