diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 979be4ae6..8473d7d48 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.19.0-rc2 (2017-02-02)
+===========================================
+
+* Include newly joined users in /keys/changes API (PR #1872)
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.19.0-rc1 (2017-02-02)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index a053a02ad..d39879957 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.19.0-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.19.0-rc2"