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 # 2.17.x Release Series
 
+## 2.17.0rc2 (Jul 14, 2023)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Visibility: fix issue with using target type in verbose rule selector. (Cherry-pick of #19437) ([#19456](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19456))
+
+* Use the "package_name" variable to fix an UnboundLocalError. (Cherry-pick of #19433) ([#19453](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19453))
+
+* Fix helm documentation example (Cherry-pick of #19271) ([#19313](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19313))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Tweak getting-help docs (Cherry-pick of #19418) ([#19419](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19419))
+
+* Refine `run_shell_command` docs (Cherry-pick of #19413) ([#19421](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19421))
+
+* Add a sponsorships page to the docsite. (Cherry-pick of #19412) ([#19416](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19416))
+
+* Get doc titles from the in-repo markdown files (Cherry-pick of #19311) ([#19321](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19321))
+
+* docs: layout tweak of caching info, remove toolchain :( and additional info about bazel-remote-cache (Cherry-pick of #19299) ([#19329](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19329))
+
 ## 2.17.0rc1 (Jun 08, 2023)
 
 ### Plugin API Changes
@@ -20,7 +42,7 @@
 
 ### User API Changes
 
-* Deprecate the `version/`extra_requirements` options on python tools. (Cherry-pick of #19204) ([#19211](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19211))
+* Deprecate the `version/extra_requirements` options on python tools. (Cherry-pick of #19204) ([#19211](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19211))
 
 * Terraform: Hashes for MacOS binaries have changed (Cherry-pick of #19004) ([#19136](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19136))