diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 689dd0af6..8458e0d46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ checksum = "6af6ae20167a9ece4bcb41af5b80f8a1f1df981f6391189ce00fd257af04126a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "az",
@@ -2734,13 +2734,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-assets"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "71c698edbfa8c49019246abe01c692d92f3d47e0b600da1ab4dbf1e8f3a7e53f"
+checksum = "b8112b7077e3f045a18a17e6aeafafe9b101bc8d6c8e4c9e5f538cf4cb5ce79b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-cli"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
@@ -2789,7 +2789,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/typst/typst-dev-assets?rev=e9f8127#e9f81271547c
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-docs"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "comemo",
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-fuzz"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "libfuzzer-sys",
@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-ide"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "ecow",
@@ -2840,7 +2840,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-kit"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "ecow",
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-macros"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-pdf"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "base64",
@@ -2896,7 +2896,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-render"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "comemo",
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-svg"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "comemo",
@@ -2930,7 +2930,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-syntax"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "ecow",
  "once_cell",
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-tests"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "comemo",
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-timing"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "serde",
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-utils"
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "portable-atomic",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1f38a1aa3..0784dd010 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default-members = ["crates/typst-cli"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.12.0-rc1"
+version = "0.12.0-rc2"
 rust-version = "1.77" # also change in ci.yml
 authors = ["The Typst Project Developers"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ keywords = ["typst"]
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-typst = { path = "crates/typst", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-cli = { path = "crates/typst-cli", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-ide = { path = "crates/typst-ide", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-kit = { path = "crates/typst-kit", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-macros = { path = "crates/typst-macros", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-pdf = { path = "crates/typst-pdf", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-render = { path = "crates/typst-render", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-svg = { path = "crates/typst-svg", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-syntax = { path = "crates/typst-syntax", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-timing = { path = "crates/typst-timing", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-utils = { path = "crates/typst-utils", version = "0.12.0-rc1" }
-typst-assets = "0.12.0-rc1"
+typst = { path = "crates/typst", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-cli = { path = "crates/typst-cli", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-ide = { path = "crates/typst-ide", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-kit = { path = "crates/typst-kit", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-macros = { path = "crates/typst-macros", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-pdf = { path = "crates/typst-pdf", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-render = { path = "crates/typst-render", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-svg = { path = "crates/typst-svg", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-syntax = { path = "crates/typst-syntax", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-timing = { path = "crates/typst-timing", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-utils = { path = "crates/typst-utils", version = "0.12.0-rc2" }
+typst-assets = "0.12.0-rc2"
 typst-dev-assets = { git = "https://github.com/typst/typst-dev-assets", rev = "e9f8127" }
 arrayvec = "0.7.4"
 az = "1.2"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 1f26ea038..92c98cfe4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: |
 
 # Changelog
 
-## Version 0.12.0, Release Candidate 1 (October 3, 2024) { #v0.12.0-rc1 }
+## Version 0.12.0, Release Candidate 2 (October 15, 2024) { #v0.12.0-rc2 }
 ### Highlights { #_ }
 - Added support for multi-column floating [placement]($place.scope) and
   [figures]($figure.scope)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ description: |
   - The `xz2` dependency used by the self-updater is now statically linked
   - The Dockerfile now has an `ENTRYPOINT` directive
 
-<contributors from="v0.11.0" to="v0.12.0-rc1" />
+<contributors from="v0.11.0" to="v0.12.0-rc2" />
 
 ## Version 0.11.1 (May 17, 2024) { #v0.11.1 }
 - Security