diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 099afd7c..7e2e04ce 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16343,7 +16343,7 @@
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       "name": "@connectrpc/connect",
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     "packages/connect-conformance": {
       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-conformance",
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       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-express",
-      "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
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-        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1",
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+        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2",
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-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
       }
     },
     "packages/connect-fastify": {
       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-fastify",
-      "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
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-        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2",
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       }
     },
     "packages/connect-migrate": {
       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-migrate",
-      "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -16452,28 +16452,28 @@
     },
     "packages/connect-next": {
       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-next",
-      "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
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-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1",
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       }
     },
     "packages/connect-node": {
       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-node",
-      "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
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+        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2"
       }
     },
     "packages/connect-web": {
       "name": "@connectrpc/connect-web",
-      "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
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-        "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
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+        "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2"
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     },
     "packages/connect-web-bench": {
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-        "@connectrpc/connect-web": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-web": "2.0.0-rc.2",
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         "esbuild": "^0.19.8",
@@ -16523,8 +16523,8 @@
       "name": "@connectrpc/example",
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-        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-        "@connectrpc/connect-web": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-node": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
+        "@connectrpc/connect-web": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
         "tsx": "^4.16.5"
       },
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diff --git a/packages/connect-cloudflare/package.json b/packages/connect-cloudflare/package.json
index 27349383..4171cb9f 100644
--- a/packages/connect-cloudflare/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-cloudflare/package.json
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
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-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@cloudflare/workers-types": "^4.20240821.1",
     "wrangler": "^3.73.0",
     "tsx": "^4.19.0",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/connect-conformance/package.json b/packages/connect-conformance/package.json
index c530a40f..62221d64 100644
--- a/packages/connect-conformance/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-conformance/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-conformance",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/src/index.js",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
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-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
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   },
diff --git a/packages/connect-express/package.json b/packages/connect-express/package.json
index a7ca62e7..ce8fb08d 100644
--- a/packages/connect-express/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-express/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-express",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@
     "node": ">=18.14.1"
   },
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-    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.18",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "tsx": "^4.19.0"
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   "peerDependencies": {
     "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^2.2.0",
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/connect-fastify/package.json b/packages/connect-fastify/package.json
index c11ce179..6604ffa3 100644
--- a/packages/connect-fastify/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-fastify/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-fastify",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
     "node": ">=18.14.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^2.2.0",
     "fastify": "^4.22.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/connect-migrate/package.json b/packages/connect-migrate/package.json
index c66fe609..3e395daa 100644
--- a/packages/connect-migrate/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-migrate/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-migrate",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "description": "This tool updates your Connect project to use the new @connectrpc packages.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/connect-next/package.json b/packages/connect-next/package.json
index 9426afed..ff6c2ebe 100644
--- a/packages/connect-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-next/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-next",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
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     "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^2.2.0",
     "next": "^13.2.4 || ^14.2.5 || ^15.0.2",
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/connect-node/package.json b/packages/connect-node/package.json
index b9137828..dc5eb999 100644
--- a/packages/connect-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-node",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
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-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
     "@types/jasmine": "^5.0.0",
     "jasmine": "^5.2.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/connect-web-bench/README.md b/packages/connect-web-bench/README.md
index 068f509f..e15001d5 100644
--- a/packages/connect-web-bench/README.md
+++ b/packages/connect-web-bench/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ usually do. We repeat this for an increasing number of RPCs.
 
 | code generator | RPCs | bundle size |  minified | compressed |
 | -------------- | ---: | ----------: | --------: | ---------: |
-| Connect-ES     |    1 |   276,243 b | 176,254 b |   35,712 b |
-| Connect-ES     |    4 |   280,495 b | 179,356 b |   36,466 b |
-| Connect-ES     |    8 |   285,358 b | 183,787 b |   37,481 b |
-| Connect-ES     |   16 |   294,486 b | 191,411 b |   38,982 b |
+| Connect-ES     |    1 |   276,243 b | 176,254 b |   35,750 b |
+| Connect-ES     |    4 |   280,495 b | 179,356 b |   36,486 b |
+| Connect-ES     |    8 |   285,358 b | 183,787 b |   37,416 b |
+| Connect-ES     |   16 |   294,486 b | 191,411 b |   38,989 b |
 | gRPC-Web       |    1 |   876,563 b | 548,495 b |   52,300 b |
 | gRPC-Web       |    4 |   928,964 b | 580,477 b |   54,673 b |
 | gRPC-Web       |    8 | 1,004,833 b | 628,223 b |   57,118 b |
diff --git a/packages/connect-web-bench/chart.svg b/packages/connect-web-bench/chart.svg
index 35b3ffbf..b814ec2f 100644
--- a/packages/connect-web-bench/chart.svg
+++ b/packages/connect-web-bench/chart.svg
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
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-<circle cx="420" cy="179.6017578125" r="4" fill="#ffa600"><title>Connect-ES 38.07 KiB for 16 RPCs</title></circle>
+<circle cx="0" cy="188.7548828125" r="4" fill="#ffa600"><title>Connect-ES 34.91 KiB for 1 RPCs</title></circle>
+<circle cx="140" cy="186.67050781249998" r="4" fill="#ffa600"><title>Connect-ES 35.63 KiB for 4 RPCs</title></circle>
+<circle cx="280" cy="184.03671874999998" r="4" fill="#ffa600"><title>Connect-ES 36.54 KiB for 8 RPCs</title></circle>
+<circle cx="420" cy="179.58193359375002" r="4" fill="#ffa600"><title>Connect-ES 38.08 KiB for 16 RPCs</title></circle>
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diff --git a/packages/connect-web-bench/package.json b/packages/connect-web-bench/package.json
index 02359ee3..176c69ca 100644
--- a/packages/connect-web-bench/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-web-bench/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^2.2.0",
     "@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es": "^2.1.0",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-web": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-web": "2.0.0-rc.2",
     "@types/brotli": "^1.3.4",
     "brotli": "^1.3.3",
     "esbuild": "^0.19.8",
diff --git a/packages/connect-web/package.json b/packages/connect-web/package.json
index ce23e40c..9be86673 100644
--- a/packages/connect-web/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect-web",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@bufbuild/buf": "^1.39.0",
     "@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es": "^2.1.0",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-conformance": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
     "@wdio/browserstack-service": "^9.0.9",
     "@wdio/cli": "^9.0.9",
     "@wdio/jasmine-framework": "^9.0.9",
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^2.2.0",
-    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.1"
+    "@connectrpc/connect": "2.0.0-rc.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/connect/package.json b/packages/connect/package.json
index 23f4d267..56d6d1f7 100644
--- a/packages/connect/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@connectrpc/connect",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "description": "Type-safe APIs with Protobuf and TypeScript.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/example/package.json b/packages/example/package.json
index ac8e2167..85351831 100644
--- a/packages/example/package.json
+++ b/packages/example/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
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-    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@connectrpc/connect-web": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-node": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
+    "@connectrpc/connect-web": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
     "tsx": "^4.16.5"
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