diff --git a/blackbox-test/pom.xml b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
index 0a7e9e8d..0c479d2c 100644
--- a/blackbox-test/pom.xml
+++ b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>blackbox-test</artifactId>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC2</version>
     </dependency>
 
 <!--    <dependency>-->
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/json-core/pom.xml b/json-core/pom.xml
index 5e1732a2..b9bed99f 100644
--- a/json-core/pom.xml
+++ b/json-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-json</artifactId>
diff --git a/jsonb-generator/pom.xml b/jsonb-generator/pom.xml
index f22f0f46..93f7506c 100644
--- a/jsonb-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonb-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
diff --git a/jsonb-inject-plugin/pom.xml b/jsonb-inject-plugin/pom.xml
index 2987be70..801bc908 100644
--- a/jsonb-inject-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonb-inject-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-inject-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/jsonb-jackson/pom.xml b/jsonb-jackson/pom.xml
index 1f33d9b3..da3ce9c6 100644
--- a/jsonb-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonb-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-jackson</artifactId>
diff --git a/jsonb-spring-adapter/pom.xml b/jsonb-spring-adapter/pom.xml
index b81ad9c2..838e6538 100644
--- a/jsonb-spring-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonb-spring-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-spring-starter</artifactId>
diff --git a/jsonb/pom.xml b/jsonb/pom.xml
index 35f35b6f..bbfef30f 100644
--- a/jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index afdda7d2..17f7a4f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
   <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0-RC1</version>
+  <version>3.0-RC2</version>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>jsonb parent</name>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <surefire.useModulePath>false</surefire.useModulePath>
     <nexus.staging.autoReleaseAfterClose>true</nexus.staging.autoReleaseAfterClose>
     <spi.version>2.7</spi.version>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-12-09T19:23:34Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-12-11T22:39:26Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>