diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a0d7eb..dd385d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## [0.4.10-rc.1] - 2026-10-15
+## [0.4.10-rc.2] - 2026-10-15
 
 ### Features
 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - *(docs)* List multi-cut, the attention refits and the quiet tie break as rejected
 - *(docs)* List the depth veto with its time spent, history reductions and the moves-left horizon as rejected
 - *(docs)* List the shallower re-search after a root fail high as rejected
+- *(release)* Acknowledge the six stale bench trailers that stopped 0.4.10-rc.1
 
 ## [0.4.9] - 2026-10-09
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e81312c..abb4053 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ checksum = "940b3a0ca603d1eade50a4846a2afffd5ef57a9feac2c0e2ec2e14f9ead76000"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arche"
-version = "0.4.10-rc.1"
+version = "0.4.10-rc.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arche-core",
  "proptest",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arche-core"
-version = "0.4.10-rc.1"
+version = "0.4.10-rc.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "pretty_assertions",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 73c0c18..5170ebc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ members = [
 
 # shared so that the release tooling has a single version to bump
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.10-rc.1"
+version = "0.4.10-rc.2"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 authors = [