diff --git a/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md b/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md
index 15061e08b4ad1..2cc2dd43068ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md
@@ -2,6 +2,31 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.88.0-alpha.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.87.0-alpha.0...v2.88.0-alpha.0) (2023-07-20)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES TO EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES
+
+* **apprunner-alpha:** This change will be destructive if the `serviceName` is set on an existing resources.
+
+### Features
+
+* **glue:** support Data Quality ruleset ([#26272](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26272)) ([af3a188](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/af3a18810847e68aa55865e380b5e4d7f9ba5edf))
+* **glue:** validate maxCapacity, workerCount, and workerType ([#26241](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26241)) ([349e4d4](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/349e4d4401eb6b785ebc325905a212a41d664e1f))
+* **iot-actions:** iot rule https action l2 construct ([#25535](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25535)) ([3aee826](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/3aee82692533a12ee44953ec4039d7cc8d6129e3)), closes [#25491](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25491)
+* **synthetics:** lifecycle rules for auto-generated artifact buckets ([#26290](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26290)) ([ad0d40c](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/ad0d40cc3a75f1cadc044393b5cb3ec7e9ab71a4)), closes [#22863](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/22863) [#22634](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/22634)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **apprunner-alpha:** respect serviceName property ([#26238](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26238)) ([6da9a4c](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/6da9a4c13444d82061ffd7d1f9326ca03c2bf367)), closes [#26237](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26237)
+* **batch:** grant execution role logs:CreateLogStream by default ([#26288](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26288)) ([c755f50](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/c755f50f7d2240345c3e9ee1c262a3b194db1618)), closes [#25675](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25675)
+* **batch:** SSM parameters can't be used as ECS Container secrets ([#26373](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26373)) ([bc3d6a7](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/bc3d6a7a82fb76c3ab3915abf4ba9660a65b3414)), closes [#26339](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26339)
+* **integ-tests-alpha:** assertions handler is broken ([#26400](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26400)) ([111a1cf](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/111a1cfce0aaa7497ebd1e966f76bb3ed485d857)), closes [#26271](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26271) [#26359](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26359) [#26360](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26360)
+* **integ-tests-alpha:** incorrect sdk client resolution ([#26271](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26271)) ([17e343a](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/17e343adbd815adb276ec4ccdf5eba2d8b39607a))
+* **redshift-alpha:** incorrect CR runtime version ([#26406](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26406)) ([c8d8421](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/c8d8421370800384322b37b43c9644d3afec922d)), closes [#26397](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26397)
+* **synthetics:** asset code validation failed on bundled assets ([#26291](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26291)) ([02a5482](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/02a5482263b993e02c57923bda5e186d72255ade)), closes [#19342](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/19342) [#11630](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/11630)
+
 ## [2.87.0-alpha.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.86.0-alpha.0...v2.87.0-alpha.0) (2023-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.v2.md b/CHANGELOG.v2.md
index 2ace46e094bfc..fb16bbb66d89b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.v2.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.v2.md
@@ -2,6 +2,54 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.88.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.87.0...v2.88.0) (2023-07-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **app-mesh:** support port property on weighted targets ([#26114](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26114)) ([54f91c8](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/54f91c802d9930fcbf34a36ca5b5aadbfe765bf3)), closes [#26083](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26083)
+* **autoscaling:** deprecate launch configurations (under feature flag) ([#25910](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25910)) ([ff21c69](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/ff21c6913ce8079ee0969598d5cc5de43ae46951)), closes [#23165](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/23165)
+* **aws-cdk-lib:** use new L1 codegen ([#26318](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26318)) ([f15ed23](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/f15ed231e7728623df9ca3943cdfc2c9feb06e9a))
+* **cfnspec:** cloudformation spec v130.0.0 ([#26278](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26278)) ([d316af7](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/d316af79c2b8bf86d954c94404b2a685280f6f25))
+* **cfnspec:** cloudformation spec v130.1.0 ([#26362](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26362)) ([52e20c9](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/52e20c921fa11693f3dd65702c9a0e7f8550f37d))
+* **cloudfront:** add denyList to OriginRequestPolicy behaviors ([#25767](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25767)) ([7926560](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/7926560f0a150d8fd39d0775df5259621b8068ae)), closes [/github.com/awsdocs/aws-cloudformation-user-guide/commit/a38f2735de1b0b34a4feac1c7bde47524e0966b5#diff-630d84276f15d7dbe9836107b0c289d8692c9279ae10adacf34344273f28fcecR33](https://github.com/aws//github.com/awsdocs/aws-cloudformation-user-guide/commit/a38f2735de1b0b34a4feac1c7bde47524e0966b5/issues/diff-630d84276f15d7dbe9836107b0c289d8692c9279ae10adacf34344273f28fcecR33) [/github.com/awsdocs/aws-cloudformation-user-guide/commit/a38f2735de1b0b34a4feac1c7bde47524e0966b5#diff-83c67e21c489d688c4da6943452187182e96e8974f447bd3479044da752fe43bR34](https://github.com/aws//github.com/awsdocs/aws-cloudformation-user-guide/commit/a38f2735de1b0b34a4feac1c7bde47524e0966b5/issues/diff-83c67e21c489d688c4da6943452187182e96e8974f447bd3479044da752fe43bR34) [/github.com/awsdocs/aws-cloudformation-user-guide/commit/a38f2735de1b0b34a4feac1c7bde47524e0966b5#diff-96b632ead034b3554fb62969ffa46e799f53a1edfb3cfed5deba5df4d769aab1R34](https://github.com/aws//github.com/awsdocs/aws-cloudformation-user-guide/commit/a38f2735de1b0b34a4feac1c7bde47524e0966b5/issues/diff-96b632ead034b3554fb62969ffa46e799f53a1edfb3cfed5deba5df4d769aab1R34)
+* **cloudwatch:** allow configuring period on SingleValueWidget ([#26260](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26260)) ([c8edc87](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/c8edc876bb1e2ea0fb63905021d9b4c77a913c9f)), closes [#26259](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26259)
+* **cloudwatch:** dashboard variables ([#26285](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26285)) ([73f2741](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/73f274193d4c687822d956742722ce5cecdf9173)), closes [#26200](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26200)
+* **codebuild:** support for Docker Registry Image for Linux Arm ([#26121](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26121)) ([f522796](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/f522796426a0d9526fae99330784fff9bdb67740)), closes [#24367](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/24367) [#24342](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/24342)
+* **core:** allow user to specify --platform ([#26368](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26368)) ([2f8df43](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/2f8df4395ed7897ce3d450983c694cc40405f330)), closes [#25759](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25759)
+* **custom-resources:** add custom environmentEncryption for Provider lambda functions ([#26236](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26236)) ([546456a](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/546456a80a9204d9294831b759f04d3d4e3da72a)), closes [#26197](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26197)
+* **ec2:** make VPC internet gateway creation controllable ([#26314](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26314)) ([cc4ce12](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/cc4ce12803b756b174445f8493d4239c57f78f97)), closes [#26270](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26270)
+* **ec2:** support using ssm parameter to resolve AMI ID at instance launch time ([#26273](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26273)) ([2462b0b](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/2462b0b0155a5cf5382b1780e8a8cd40d1206a95))
+* **eks:** support eks with k8s 1.27 ([#25897](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25897)) ([fdd3309](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/fdd3309ee98a8dcd9542d8ffec9defcdbdcd28af))
+* **lambda-event-sources:** added filters support to kafka sources ([#26366](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26366)) ([c575dde](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/c575dded26834bd55618813b74046d2f380d1940)), closes [#26348](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26348)
+* **opensearch:** opensearch 2.7 engine version ([#26313](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26313)) ([fb580b5](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/fb580b56541a63485fc1ef24cd75e5f9ae18f940))
+* **opensearchservice:** support for MultiAZWithStandBy (under feature flag) ([#26082](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26082)) ([6c75581](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/6c75581ae2b9537fa9d1d724b837fe81ae22d345)), closes [#26026](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26026)
+* **rds:** support Aurora MySQL engine v. 2.11.3 ([#26419](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26419)) ([c646644](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/c6466448e53f2f486ec40ff176b8623257e4b3f8)), closes [#26407](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26407)
+* **rds:** support aurora postgresql 14.8 ([#26427](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26427)) ([e8fc7a8](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/e8fc7a881e8c3e0ef3b437b316bba58e0c74d5a2))
+* **rds:** support aurora postgresql 15.3 ([#26377](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26377)) ([669dd7f](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/669dd7f78a1ef41ab36ffb6fca66a7e90407ac45)), closes [#26363](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26363)
+* **rds:** support configuring secret rotation behavior via rotateImmediatelyOnUpdate prop ([#26329](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26329)) ([979cbff](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/979cbff5dc3e39c40e663ed87888a3ea8d2a6f7d)), closes [#26099](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26099)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **apigateway:** method response from rest api default options are not passed to Method ([#26275](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26275)) ([9bcc6d5](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/9bcc6d5b6e9a47affc8d972c6bf16e725915cfcd)), closes [#26252](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26252)
+* **aws_ecs:** Do not output NetworkConfiguraiton to ECS Service when using EXTERNAL deployment controller ([#26338](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26338)) ([170edda](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/170eddad663a75506443fd1619d716d2b7ac3e0f)), closes [#26335](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26335)
+* **cli:** credential plugin exceptions stop the entire CLI ([#26244](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26244)) ([1a8f5ad](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/1a8f5ade8ea0bc26bee0cefd73085aaf788434c8))
+* **cli:** hotswap doesn't update SSM parameter environment variables properly ([#26382](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26382)) ([32654f5](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/32654f573651dd099e8e1b6823ef1934e03660dd)), closes [#25387](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25387) [#25483](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25483)
+* **core:** cross region exports fail when parameter doesn't exist ([#26434](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26434)) ([d130bd7](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/d130bd742a7b016311f56dd217b87bcbbedf6521))
+* **custom-resource:** `ignoreErrorCodesMatching` broken on sdk v3 ([#26430](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26430)) ([e21dd4e](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/e21dd4e63e313992e8b88921f84a70a95428c0ae))
+* **ecs:** DeploymentAlarms property is specified for ECS service with CODE_DEPLOY and EXTERNAL deployment controller ([#26317](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26317)) ([b799c82](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/b799c82526b755d3f6005fd022467d7dcb220bb3)), closes [#25840](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25840) [#26307](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26307)
+* **ecs:** Windows ECS Optimized AMI SSM parameter format is incorrect ([#26326](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26326)) ([43013d0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/43013d04f3a2637b799b9a57916751c3d04b9a2f)), closes [#26327](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26327)
+* **lambda:** add instrument handler option to adotInstrumentation to support python lambda functions ([#26040](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26040)) ([bd06669](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/bd06669586baee054f1a9a6bb142d572d21ce3bc)), closes [#24666](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/24666)
+* **lambda:** bundling fails with pnpm >= 8.4.0 ([#25612](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25612)) ([#26386](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26386)) ([928cbc8](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/928cbc821806d16d8e8875218d02fd2f4c134ed8)), closes [#25617](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25617)
+* **lambda:** Update Python Lambda Adot Lambda layer versions ([#26411](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26411)) ([47f15a6](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/47f15a6cf1899cf974066f6c864ef9884af7128d)), closes [#26168](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26168)
+* **s3:** auto-delete-objects fails when bucket doesn't exist ([#26433](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26433)) ([228901a](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/228901a6e5de9cb483dbd07dd0a9a046cf6ddf96)), closes [#16756](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/16756)
+* bad error checks in custom resources ([#26392](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26392)) ([267e42c](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/267e42ce1668211d58c277b6901b80e62284abdc))
+* **pkglint:** library creation generates incorrect package names ([#26330](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26330)) ([05d875b](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/05d875bd8a2b46d47e9fb250e5b2b6ab28d5b0de)), closes [#26331](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26331)
+* **s3:** allow empty string as keyPrefixEquals ([#26243](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26243)) ([9381880](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/9381880be98ab76580e7638c5d1b929d1e94e80d)), closes [#26242](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26242)
+* **servicecatalog:** product stack asset bucket with forced encryption ([#26303](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26303)) ([cb5bef5](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/cb5bef5e42ca047f4bd6f13cb382821f3df8a40c)), closes [#26302](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26302)
+* **servicecatalog:** support nested stacks in product stacks ([#26311](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/26311)) ([cad0635](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/cad0635b0f35c55f2a305fa5723c66e5b0248939)), closes [#24317](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/24317)
+
 ## [2.87.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.86.0...v2.87.0) (2023-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/FEATURE_FLAGS.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/FEATURE_FLAGS.md
index 19a44575155c2..9c213bb2b54e6 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/FEATURE_FLAGS.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/FEATURE_FLAGS.md
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Flags come in three types:
 | [@aws-cdk/aws-ec2:restrictDefaultSecurityGroup](#aws-cdkaws-ec2restrictdefaultsecuritygroup) | Restrict access to the VPC default security group | 2.78.0 | (default) |
 | [@aws-cdk/aws-kms:aliasNameRef](#aws-cdkaws-kmsaliasnameref) | KMS Alias name and keyArn will have implicit reference to KMS Key | 2.83.0 | (fix) |
 | [@aws-cdk/core:includePrefixInUniqueNameGeneration](#aws-cdkcoreincludeprefixinuniquenamegeneration) | Include the stack prefix in the stack name generation process | 2.84.0 | (fix) |
-| [@aws-cdk/aws-autoscaling:generateLaunchTemplateInsteadOfLaunchConfig](#aws-cdkaws-autoscalinggeneratelaunchtemplateinsteadoflaunchconfig) | Generate a launch template when creating an AutoScalingGroup | V2NEXT | (fix) |
-| [@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice:enableOpensearchMultiAzWithStandby](#aws-cdkaws-opensearchserviceenableopensearchmultiazwithstandby) | Enables support for Multi-AZ with Standby deployment for opensearch domains | V2NEXT | (default) |
+| [@aws-cdk/aws-autoscaling:generateLaunchTemplateInsteadOfLaunchConfig](#aws-cdkaws-autoscalinggeneratelaunchtemplateinsteadoflaunchconfig) | Generate a launch template when creating an AutoScalingGroup | 2.88.0 | (fix) |
+| [@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice:enableOpensearchMultiAzWithStandby](#aws-cdkaws-opensearchserviceenableopensearchmultiazwithstandby) | Enables support for Multi-AZ with Standby deployment for opensearch domains | 2.88.0 | (default) |
 
 <!-- END table -->
 
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ provided.
 | Since | Default | Recommended |
 | ----- | ----- | ----- |
 | (not in v1) |  |  |
-| V2NEXT | `false` | `true` |
+| 2.88.0 | `false` | `true` |
 
 **Compatibility with old behavior:** 
       If backwards compatibility needs to be maintained due to an existing autoscaling group
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ multi-az with standby enabled.
 | Since | Default | Recommended |
 | ----- | ----- | ----- |
 | (not in v1) |  |  |
-| V2NEXT | `false` | `true` |
+| 2.88.0 | `false` | `true` |
 
 **Compatibility with old behavior:** Pass `capacity.multiAzWithStandbyEnabled: false` to `Domain` construct to restore the old behavior.
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/lib/features.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/lib/features.ts
index 3a4c461fdcefe..6e798ae651d43 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/lib/features.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/cx-api/lib/features.ts
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ export const FLAGS: Record<string, FlagInfo> = {
       attempt to set user data according to the OS of the machine image if explicit user data is not
       provided.
     `,
-    introducedIn: { v2: 'V2NEXT' },
+    introducedIn: { v2: '2.88.0' },
     compatibilityWithOldBehaviorMd: `
       If backwards compatibility needs to be maintained due to an existing autoscaling group
       using a launch config, set this flag to false.
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ export const FLAGS: Record<string, FlagInfo> = {
       If this is set, an opensearch domain will automatically be created with 
       multi-az with standby enabled.
     `,
-    introducedIn: { v2: 'V2NEXT' },
+    introducedIn: { v2: '2.88.0' },
     recommendedValue: true,
     compatibilityWithOldBehaviorMd: 'Pass `capacity.multiAzWithStandbyEnabled: false` to `Domain` construct to restore the old behavior.',
   },
diff --git a/version.v2.json b/version.v2.json
index 551840e3f8abf..751482038e22f 100644
--- a/version.v2.json
+++ b/version.v2.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.87.0",
-  "alphaVersion": "2.87.0-alpha.0"
+  "version": "2.88.0",
+  "alphaVersion": "2.88.0-alpha.0"
 }
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