diff --git a/TAG b/TAG
index ebabfc4261b..9cd19b350c7 100644
--- a/TAG
+++ b/TAG
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.2-rc1
+2.4.2-rc2
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 08fcfedf0f1..976227a0704 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+daos (2.4.2-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Phillip Henderson ]
+  * Second release candidate for 2.4.2
+
+ -- Phillip Henderson <phillip.henderson@intel.com>  Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:18:00 -0500
+
 daos (2.4.2-2) unstable; urgency=medium
   [ Ryon Jensen ]
   * NOOP change to keep in parity with RPM version
diff --git a/utils/rpms/daos.spec b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
index 6edd251e1e3..c1f3873fd15 100644
--- a/utils/rpms/daos.spec
+++ b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 Name:          daos
 Version:       2.4.2
-Release:       2%{?relval}%{?dist}
+Release:       3%{?relval}%{?dist}
 Summary:       DAOS Storage Engine
 
 License:       BSD-2-Clause-Patent
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ getent passwd daos_agent >/dev/null || useradd -s /sbin/nologin -r -g daos_agent
 # No files in a shim package
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 12 2024 Phillip Henderson <phillip.henderson@intel.com> 2.4.2-3
+- Second release candidate for 2.4.2
+
 * Mon Feb 12 2024 Ryon Jensen <ryon.jensen@intel.com> 2.4.2-2
 - Updated isa-l package name to match EPEL