diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a22bc063..2a3f2b93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.24.0rc2](https://github.com/googleapis/proto-plus-python/compare/v1.23.0...v1.24.0rc2) (2024-06-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add `always_print_fields_with_no_presence` fields to `to_json` and `to_dict` ([0f89372](https://github.com/googleapis/proto-plus-python/commit/0f893724cabe513a5a9f9c8428dbd31f1b4f1d52))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add compatibility with protobuf==5.x ([0f89372](https://github.com/googleapis/proto-plus-python/commit/0f893724cabe513a5a9f9c8428dbd31f1b4f1d52))
+* AttributeError module 'google._upb._message' has no attribute 'MessageMapContainer' ([0f89372](https://github.com/googleapis/proto-plus-python/commit/0f893724cabe513a5a9f9c8428dbd31f1b4f1d52))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Deprecate field `including_default_value_fields` in `to_json` and `to_dict` ([0f89372](https://github.com/googleapis/proto-plus-python/commit/0f893724cabe513a5a9f9c8428dbd31f1b4f1d52))
+
 ## [1.23.0](https://github.com/googleapis/proto-plus-python/compare/v1.22.3...v1.23.0) (2023-12-01)
 
 
diff --git a/proto/version.py b/proto/version.py
index f11d15fb..c3ba70fa 100644
--- a/proto/version.py
+++ b/proto/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.23.0"
+__version__ = "1.24.0rc2"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1de20941..73d6af40 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 version = None
 
 with open(os.path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "proto/version.py")) as fp:
-    version_candidates = re.findall(r"(?<=\")\d+.\d+.\d+(?=\")", fp.read())
+    version_candidates = re.findall(r"(?<=\")\d+.\d+.\d+rc\d+", fp.read())
     assert len(version_candidates) == 1
     version = version_candidates[0]