diff --git a/charts/longhorn/Chart.yaml b/charts/longhorn/Chart.yaml
index 20f85322..67e076ed 100644
--- a/charts/longhorn/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/longhorn/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: longhorn
-version: 1.7.2-rc1
-appVersion: v1.7.2-rc1
+version: 1.7.2-rc2
+appVersion: v1.7.2-rc2
 kubeVersion: ">=1.21.0-0"
 description: Longhorn is a distributed block storage system for Kubernetes.
 keywords:
diff --git a/charts/longhorn/README.md b/charts/longhorn/README.md
index 87a3119d..394aa5e6 100644
--- a/charts/longhorn/README.md
+++ b/charts/longhorn/README.md
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ The `values.yaml` contains items used to tweak a deployment of this chart.
 | image.csi.snapshotter.repository | string | `"longhornio/csi-snapshotter"` | Repository for the CSI Snapshotter image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value. |
 | image.csi.snapshotter.tag | string | `"v7.0.2-20241007"` | Tag for the CSI Snapshotter image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value. |
 | image.longhorn.backingImageManager.repository | string | `"longhornio/backing-image-manager"` | Repository for the Backing Image Manager image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value. |
-| image.longhorn.backingImageManager.tag | string | `"master-head"` | Tag for the Backing Image Manager image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value. |
+| image.longhorn.backingImageManager.tag | string | `"v1.7.2-rc1"` | Tag for the Backing Image Manager image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value. |
 | image.longhorn.engine.repository | string | `"longhornio/longhorn-engine"` | Repository for the Longhorn Engine image. |
-| image.longhorn.engine.tag | string | `"master-head"` | Tag for the Longhorn Engine image. |
+| image.longhorn.engine.tag | string | `"v1.7.2-rc1"` | Tag for the Longhorn Engine image. |
 | image.longhorn.instanceManager.repository | string | `"longhornio/longhorn-instance-manager"` | Repository for the Longhorn Instance Manager image. |
-| image.longhorn.instanceManager.tag | string | `"master-head"` | Tag for the Longhorn Instance Manager image. |
+| image.longhorn.instanceManager.tag | string | `"v1.7.2-rc1"` | Tag for the Longhorn Instance Manager image. |
 | image.longhorn.manager.repository | string | `"longhornio/longhorn-manager"` | Repository for the Longhorn Manager image. |
-| image.longhorn.manager.tag | string | `"master-head"` | Tag for the Longhorn Manager image. |
+| image.longhorn.manager.tag | string | `"v1.7.2-rc1"` | Tag for the Longhorn Manager image. |
 | image.longhorn.shareManager.repository | string | `"longhornio/longhorn-share-manager"` | Repository for the Longhorn Share Manager image. |
-| image.longhorn.shareManager.tag | string | `"master-head"` | Tag for the Longhorn Share Manager image. |
+| image.longhorn.shareManager.tag | string | `"v1.7.2-rc1"` | Tag for the Longhorn Share Manager image. |
 | image.longhorn.supportBundleKit.repository | string | `"longhornio/support-bundle-kit"` | Repository for the Longhorn Support Bundle Manager image. |
 | image.longhorn.supportBundleKit.tag | string | `"v0.0.43"` | Tag for the Longhorn Support Bundle Manager image. |
 | image.longhorn.ui.repository | string | `"longhornio/longhorn-ui"` | Repository for the Longhorn UI image. |
-| image.longhorn.ui.tag | string | `"master-head"` | Tag for the Longhorn UI image. |
+| image.longhorn.ui.tag | string | `"v1.7.2-rc1"` | Tag for the Longhorn UI image. |
 | image.openshift.oauthProxy.repository | string | `""` | Repository for the OAuth Proxy image. Specify the upstream image (for example, "quay.io/openshift/origin-oauth-proxy"). This setting applies only to OpenShift users. |
 | image.openshift.oauthProxy.tag | float | `""` | Tag for the OAuth Proxy image. Specify OCP/OKD version 4.1 or later (including version 4.15, which is available at quay.io/openshift/origin-oauth-proxy:4.15). This setting applies only to OpenShift users. |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` | Image pull policy that applies to all user-deployed Longhorn components, such as Longhorn Manager, Longhorn driver, and Longhorn UI. |
diff --git a/charts/longhorn/questions.yaml b/charts/longhorn/questions.yaml
index 8cb4f011..1141ed98 100644
--- a/charts/longhorn/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/longhorn/questions.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ questions:
     label: Longhorn Manager Image Repository
     group: "Longhorn Images Settings"
   - variable: image.longhorn.manager.tag
-    default: v1.7.2-rc1
+    default: v1.7.2-rc2
     description: "Tag for the Longhorn Manager image."
     type: string
     label: Longhorn Manager Image Tag
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ questions:
     label: Longhorn Engine Image Repository
     group: "Longhorn Images Settings"
   - variable: image.longhorn.engine.tag
-    default: v1.7.2-rc1
+    default: v1.7.2-rc2
     description: "Tag for the Longhorn Engine image."
     type: string
     label: Longhorn Engine Image Tag
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ questions:
     label: Longhorn UI Image Repository
     group: "Longhorn Images Settings"
   - variable: image.longhorn.ui.tag
-    default: v1.7.2-rc1
+    default: v1.7.2-rc2
     description: "Tag for the Longhorn UI image."
     type: string
     label: Longhorn UI Image Tag
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ questions:
     label: Longhorn Instance Manager Image Repository
     group: "Longhorn Images Settings"
   - variable: image.longhorn.instanceManager.tag
-    default: v1.7.2-rc1
+    default: v1.7.2-rc2
     description: "Tag for the Longhorn Instance Manager image."
     type: string
     label: Longhorn Instance Manager Image Tag
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ questions:
     label: Longhorn Share Manager Image Repository
     group: "Longhorn Images Settings"
   - variable: image.longhorn.shareManager.tag
-    default: v1.7.2-rc1
+    default: v1.7.2-rc2
     description: "Tag for the Longhorn Share Manager image."
     type: string
     label: Longhorn Share Manager Image Tag
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ questions:
     label: Longhorn Backing Image Manager Image Repository
     group: "Longhorn Images Settings"
   - variable: image.longhorn.backingImageManager.tag
-    default: v1.7.2-rc1
+    default: v1.7.2-rc2
     description: "Tag for the Backing Image Manager image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value."
     type: string
     label: Longhorn Backing Image Manager Image Tag
diff --git a/charts/longhorn/templates/storageclass.yaml b/charts/longhorn/templates/storageclass.yaml
index 64be249f..884d38d5 100644
--- a/charts/longhorn/templates/storageclass.yaml
+++ b/charts/longhorn/templates/storageclass.yaml
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ data:
       {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.persistence.disableRevisionCounter }}
       disableRevisionCounter: "{{ .Values.persistence.disableRevisionCounter }}"
+      dataEngine: "{{ .Values.persistence.dataEngine }}"
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/longhorn/values.yaml b/charts/longhorn/values.yaml
index 5212816d..ee53e259 100644
--- a/charts/longhorn/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/longhorn/values.yaml
@@ -39,32 +39,32 @@ image:
       # -- Repository for the Longhorn Engine image.
       repository: longhornio/longhorn-engine
       # -- Tag for the Longhorn Engine image.
-      tag: v1.7.2-rc1
+      tag: v1.7.2-rc2
     manager:
       # -- Repository for the Longhorn Manager image.
       repository: longhornio/longhorn-manager
       # -- Tag for the Longhorn Manager image.
-      tag: v1.7.2-rc1
+      tag: v1.7.2-rc2
     ui:
       # -- Repository for the Longhorn UI image.
       repository: longhornio/longhorn-ui
       # -- Tag for the Longhorn UI image.
-      tag: v1.7.2-rc1
+      tag: v1.7.2-rc2
     instanceManager:
       # -- Repository for the Longhorn Instance Manager image.
       repository: longhornio/longhorn-instance-manager
       # -- Tag for the Longhorn Instance Manager image.
-      tag: v1.7.2-rc1
+      tag: v1.7.2-rc2
     shareManager:
       # -- Repository for the Longhorn Share Manager image.
       repository: longhornio/longhorn-share-manager
       # -- Tag for the Longhorn Share Manager image.
-      tag: v1.7.2-rc1
+      tag: v1.7.2-rc2
     backingImageManager:
       # -- Repository for the Backing Image Manager image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value.
       repository: longhornio/backing-image-manager
       # -- Tag for the Backing Image Manager image. When unspecified, Longhorn uses the default value.
-      tag: v1.7.2-rc1
+      tag: v1.7.2-rc2
     supportBundleKit:
       # -- Repository for the Longhorn Support Bundle Manager image.
       repository: longhornio/support-bundle-kit
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ persistence:
     selector: ""
   # -- Setting that allows you to enable automatic snapshot removal during filesystem trim for a Longhorn StorageClass. (Options: "ignored", "enabled", "disabled")
   removeSnapshotsDuringFilesystemTrim: ignored
+  # -- Setting that allows you to specify the data engine version for the default Longhorn StorageClass. (Options: "v1", "v2")
+  dataEngine: v1
 
 preUpgradeChecker:
   # -- Setting that allows Longhorn to perform pre-upgrade checks. Disable this setting when installing Longhorn using Argo CD or other GitOps solutions.