diff --git a/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 6106121953f..2b70cdaeb4d 100644
--- a/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/poddefaults-webhook
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/poddefaults-webhook
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
 namespace: kubeflow
 generatorOptions:
   disableNameSuffixHash: true
diff --git a/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index d7164b27b99..99cdab21b10 100644
--- a/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/centraldashboard
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/centraldashboard
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
 configMapGenerator:
 - envs:
   - params.env
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml
index 696a25c7ba7..248cf4af3d6 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   ################################################################
   image:
     # the default container image
-    value: kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.9.0-rc.1
+    value: kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.9.0-rc.2
 
     # the list of available container images in the dropdown
     options:
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.9.0-rc.1
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-full:v1.9.0-rc.1
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-cuda-full:v1.9.0-rc.1
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-full:v1.9.0-rc.1
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-cuda-full:v1.9.0-rc.1
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.9.0-rc.2
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-full:v1.9.0-rc.2
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-cuda-full:v1.9.0-rc.2
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-full:v1.9.0-rc.2
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-cuda-full:v1.9.0-rc.2
 
   ################################################################
   # VSCode-like Container Images (Group 1)
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   ################################################################
   imageGroupOne:
     # the default container image
-    value: kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.9.0-rc.1
+    value: kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.9.0-rc.2
 
     # the list of available container images in the dropdown
     options:
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.9.0-rc.1
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.9.0-rc.2
 
   ################################################################
   # RStudio-like Container Images (Group 2)
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   ################################################################
   imageGroupTwo:
     # the default container image
-    value: kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.9.0-rc.1
+    value: kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.9.0-rc.2
 
     # the list of available container images in the dropdown
     options:
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.9.0-rc.1
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.9.0-rc.2
 
   ################################################################
   # CPU Resources
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 9082504839d..c03654976bb 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-web-app
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-web-app
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
 # We need the name to be unique without the suffix because the original name is what
 # gets used with patches
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index dc99f3049c0..3d6596f1f3b 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboards-web-app
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboards-web-app
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
 # We need the name to be unique without the suffix because the original name is what
 # gets used with patches
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index aaaf834eccb..c2343baa1c9 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/volumes-web-app
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/volumes-web-app
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
 # We need the name to be unique without the suffix because the original name is what
 # gets used with patches
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index 03be6e6f001..e1d4830ea27 100644
--- a/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/notebook-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/notebook-controller
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
diff --git a/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index b8cafde0695..0d29098f030 100644
--- a/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/profile-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/profile-controller
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
 
 configMapGenerator:
 - name: namespace-labels-data
diff --git a/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml b/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
index 940bc7e237a..e68ee704929 100644
--- a/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ vars:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/kfam
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/kfam
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
diff --git a/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index 7a3af06ebfa..4eb0ae99ac5 100644
--- a/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/pvcviewer-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/pvcviewer-controller
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
diff --git a/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index 275c4cebc3e..c16af71f59c 100644
--- a/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboard-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboard-controller
-  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.1
+  newTag: v1.9.0-rc.2
diff --git a/releasing/version/VERSION b/releasing/version/VERSION
index 8a3913823c8..bfab89d5292 100644
--- a/releasing/version/VERSION
+++ b/releasing/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.9.0-rc.1
+v1.9.0-rc.2