From 8ac531ce39cbd3415196dbc24674ec5c47e49279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
 <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:20:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Prepare release 8.0rc2

Workflow: Release stage 1 - create release PR (Cylc 8+ only), run: 9
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 CHANGES.md            | 2 +-
 cylc/flow/__init__.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c258ea798cc..e787506da9c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ creating a new release entry be sure to copy & paste the span tag with the
 updated. Only the first match gets replaced, so it's fine to leave the old
 ones in. -->
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## __cylc-8.0rc2 (<span actions:bind='release-date'>Upcoming</span>)__
+## __cylc-8.0rc2 (<span actions:bind='release-date'>Released 2022-03-23</span>)__
 
 Second Release Candidate for Cylc 8 suitable for acceptance testing.
 
diff --git a/cylc/flow/__init__.py b/cylc/flow/__init__.py
index 39cb04240e9..80447cabb4a 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/__init__.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def environ_init():
 
 environ_init()
 
-__version__ = '8.0rc2.dev'
+__version__ = '8.0rc2'
 
 
 def iter_entry_points(entry_point_name):

From a8f64c28bcba13f2d9722504d05c474f3dfc8d42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mel Hall <37735232+datamel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:41:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update CHANGES.md

---
 CHANGES.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e787506da9c..29594499893 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ones in. -->
 
 Second Release Candidate for Cylc 8 suitable for acceptance testing.
 
+Note: Cylc 8 beta users will not be able to restart workflows run with previous Cylc 8 pre-releases due to changes in the workflow database structure.
+
 ### Enhancements
 
 [#4736](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4736) - `rsync` command used for

From af6a7b4cd7ea4adbd158c8c3cafd1bb863c58152 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mel Hall <37735232+datamel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:26:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Revert "Update CHANGES.md"

This reverts commit a8f64c28bcba13f2d9722504d05c474f3dfc8d42.
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 CHANGES.md | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 29594499893..e787506da9c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ ones in. -->
 
 Second Release Candidate for Cylc 8 suitable for acceptance testing.
 
-Note: Cylc 8 beta users will not be able to restart workflows run with previous Cylc 8 pre-releases due to changes in the workflow database structure.
-
 ### Enhancements
 
 [#4736](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4736) - `rsync` command used for