diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
index 9fd0f1177..42e330ce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install
 
       - name: Build, Test, and Package
-        run: |
-          npm unpublish @stellar/stellar-sdk@v12.0.0
-          npm unpublish stellar-sdk@v12.0.0
-          yarn preversion
+        run: yarn preversion
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bdeb2915..ef939c8e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ A breaking change will get clearly marked in this log.
 * The **default timeout for transaction calls is now set to 300 seconds (5 minutes)** from the previous default of 10 seconds. 10 seconds is often not enough time to review transactions before signing, especially in Freighter or using a hardware wallet like a Ledger, which would cause a `txTooLate` error response from the server. Five minutes is also the value used by the CLI, so this brings the two into alignment ([#956](https://github.com/stellar/js-stellar-sdk/pull/956)).
 
 ### Fixed
-* Dependencies have been properly updated to pull in Protocol 21 XDR.
+* Dependencies have been properly updated to pull in Protocol 21 XDR ([#959](https://github.com/stellar/js-stellar-sdk/pull/959)).
 
 
 ## [v12.0.0-rc.1](https://github.com/stellar/js-stellar-sdk/compare/v11.3.0...v12.0.0-rc.1)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2174f30ad..e093ae448 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stellar/stellar-sdk",
-  "version": "12.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "12.0.0-rc.2",
   "description": "A library for working with the Stellar network, including communication with the Horizon and Soroban RPC servers.",
   "keywords": [
     "stellar"