diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a2c53639..2dd7e0481 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.6.2-rc.2 (2024-02-16)
+
+### Fixes
+
+#### bump qcs-sdk-python version to pull DEFCIRCUIT serialization fix (#1735)
+
 ## 4.6.2-rc.1 (2024-02-13)
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 59cef56d6..fbb6cf089 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyquil"
-version = "4.6.2-rc.1"
+version = "4.6.2-rc.2"
 description = "A Python library for creating Quantum Instruction Language (Quil) programs."
 authors = ["Rigetti Computing <softapps@rigetti.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"