Updating version.json and repo version numbers to: 35.0-rc2

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cc06d5..ad498aa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 endif ()
 
 # Version metadata
-set(protobuf_VERSION_STRING "7.35.0")
+set(protobuf_VERSION_STRING "7.35.0-rc-2")
 set(protobuf_DESCRIPTION "Protocol Buffers")
 set(protobuf_CONTACT "protobuf@googlegroups.com")
 

diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 470b797..6104524 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 module(
     name = "protobuf",
-    version = "35.0-dev",  # Automatically updated on release
+    version = "35.0-rc2",  # Automatically updated on release
     bazel_compatibility = [">=8.0.0"],
     compatibility_level = 1,
     repo_name = "com_google_protobuf",

diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index 966f6ef..f9c6042 100644
--- a/Protobuf.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf.podspec

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf'
-  s.version  = '5.35.0'
+  s.version  = '5.35.0-rc2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'

diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index c34f3f7..fd2f857 100644
--- a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
+++ b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>Google Protocol Buffers tools</title>
     <summary>Tools for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</summary>
     <description>See project site for more info.</description>
-    <version>3.35.0</version>
+    <version>3.35.0-rc2</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/LICENSE</licenseUrl>

diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index 2581762..a8b188f 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Description>C# runtime library for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Google Protocol Buffers</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.35.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.35.0-rc2</VersionPrefix>
     <LangVersion>10.0</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;netstandard2.0;net45;net50</TargetFrameworks>

diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index 10dad58..c50c9b8 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>4.35.0</version>
+  <version>4.35.0-RC2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>

diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
index ad96cba..0ec2598 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   public static final int OSS_MAJOR = 4;
   public static final int OSS_MINOR = 35;
   public static final int OSS_PATCH = 0;
-  public static final String OSS_SUFFIX = "-dev";
+  public static final String OSS_SUFFIX = "-rc2";
 
   public static final RuntimeDomain DOMAIN = OSS_DOMAIN;
   public static final int MAJOR = OSS_MAJOR;

diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index 98a59a8..f2df77f 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.35.0</version>
+    <version>4.35.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin</artifactId>

diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index af2243f..9f0d66c 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>4.35.0</version>
+  <version>4.35.0-RC2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>

diff --git a/java/protoc/pom.xml b/java/protoc/pom.xml
index a46abda..93e0f1e 100644
--- a/java/protoc/pom.xml
+++ b/java/protoc/pom.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>4.35.0</version>
+  <version>4.35.0-RC2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>

diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index 68ac9bc..ddb9acf 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, value)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "5.35.0"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "5.35.0RC2"
 
 // ptr -> PHP object cache. This is a weak map that caches lazily-created
 // wrapper objects around upb types:

diff --git a/protobuf_version.bzl b/protobuf_version.bzl
index fb0dd85..133dd7c 100644
--- a/protobuf_version.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_version.bzl

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ Contains version numbers to be used in other bzl files """
-PROTOC_VERSION = "35.0"
-PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.35.0"
-PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "7.35.0"
-PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "5.35.0"
-PROTOBUF_RUBY_VERSION = "4.35.0"
-PROTOBUF_RUST_VERSION = "4.35.0"
+PROTOC_VERSION = "35.0-rc-2"
+PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.35.0-RC2"
+PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "7.35.0rc2"
+PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "5.35.0RC2"
+PROTOBUF_RUBY_VERSION = "4.35.0.rc.2"
+PROTOBUF_RUST_VERSION = "4.35.0-rc.2"

diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index 693056f..abc1116 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '7.35.0'
+__version__ = '7.35.0rc2'

diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py b/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
index d997006..9fe4071 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 OSS_MAJOR = 7
 OSS_MINOR = 35
 OSS_PATCH = 0
-OSS_SUFFIX = '-dev'
+OSS_SUFFIX = '-rc2'
 
 DOMAIN = OSS_DOMAIN
 MAJOR = OSS_MAJOR

diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index 04c5d1b..04318a2 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "google-protobuf"
-  s.version     = "4.35.0"
+  s.version     = "4.35.0.rc.2"
   git_tag       = "v#{s.version.to_s.sub('.rc.', '-rc')}" # Converts X.Y.Z.rc.N to vX.Y.Z-rcN, used for the git tag
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"

diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index b3e7ea5..4dce2cc 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf.jruby</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-jruby</artifactId>
-    <version>4.35.0</version>
+    <version>4.35.0-RC2</version>
     <name>Protocol Buffer JRuby native extension</name>
     <description>
       Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
           <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-          <version>4.35.0</version>
+          <version>4.35.0-RC2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
index 7d03b46..8841d6e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/any.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
index 9a1cbab..0a18722 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
index e7a6b0f..f1e4d2f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/api.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
index 545f668..576592e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
index c4a0071..012287c 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
index 704b2d4..b226f22 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
index 2cc7b79..d8417d2 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
index f7a935c..10afc4a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
index 65e639b..8fe27c7 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h

@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 //
 // Please avoid changing them manually, as they should be updated automatically
 // by Protobuf release process.
-#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "7.35.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.35.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "7.35.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_RUST_VERSION_STRING "4.35.0-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "7.35.0-rc2"
+#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.35.0-rc2"
+#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "7.35.0-rc2"
+#define PROTOBUF_RUST_VERSION_STRING "4.35.0-rc2"
 
 
 namespace google {

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
index dd08131..c60b8ef 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
index fd4d2a0..2cc9ae6 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
index 0edaecb..260f15a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
index fb50e61..977edfa 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
index 4327ed5..cb14ef7 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/duration.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
index 7ea671f..35e3c02 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
index 6fac3ef..6aebe7d 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/empty.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
index b9c46c8..53e2abb 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
index 5455aca..4797ee0 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
index 9e98550..63652ff 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h b/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
index 91e279a..d7fe0e2 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 // The OSS versions are not stripped to avoid merging conflicts.
 #define PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION 7035000
-#define PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc2"
 
 #define PROTOBUF_VERSION PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION
 #define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION_SUFFIX

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
index 21f1760..f171ac7 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
index b66fc9c..40c8b66 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
index d7905d5..2c86aef 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/struct.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
index 6eb98c7..423ac49 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index fcae823..2337a78 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 7035000
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc2"
 
 // Verifies that the protobuf version a program was compiled with matches what
 // it is linked/running with. Use the macro below to call this function.

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
index 12bb264..1253b02 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
index fa8f0e7..7b28830 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
index 75aa529..dec8382 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/type.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
index 58d8588..0fdd41d 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
index 5621c15..50ae669 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #include "google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h"
 

diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
index 75e4a5e..ada7f16 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 7.35.0-rc2
 
 #ifndef google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh

diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 63b9ca1..caf601c 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
     "35.x": {
-        "protoc_version": "35.0-dev",
+        "protoc_version": "35.0-rc2",
         "lts": false,
-        "date": "2026-04-15",
+        "date": "2026-05-06",
         "languages": {
-            "cpp": "7.35.0-dev",
-            "csharp": "3.35.0-dev",
-            "java": "4.35.0-dev",
-            "javascript": "3.35.0-dev",
-            "objectivec": "5.35.0-dev",
-            "php": "5.35.0-dev",
-            "python": "7.35.0-dev",
-            "ruby": "4.35.0-dev",
-            "rust": "4.35.0-dev"
+            "cpp": "7.35.0-rc2",
+            "csharp": "3.35.0-rc2",
+            "java": "4.35.0-rc2",
+            "javascript": "3.35.0-rc2",
+            "objectivec": "5.35.0-rc2",
+            "php": "5.35.0-rc2",
+            "python": "7.35.0-rc2",
+            "ruby": "4.35.0-rc2",
+            "rust": "4.35.0-rc2"
         }
     }
 }
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