diff --git a/templates/apply.yml b/templates/apply.yml
index ac9640fb879375faba9ca6944120bb44307f4bd5..60a913130bda6f28805cfb77f54ed1fcb1728897 100644
--- a/templates/apply.yml
+++ b/templates/apply.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/custom-command.yml b/templates/custom-command.yml
index 1fad56824c325c6274a5253adc4157f510ca8e8e..ec865a2b5912a8315e9a17b969a8998f0290131c 100644
--- a/templates/custom-command.yml
+++ b/templates/custom-command.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/destroy.yml b/templates/destroy.yml
index 7223e2683a325e3eb0edb926c790d6fcff33839f..1f3f36453f50b733801fde9d882b0abd72fef06d 100644
--- a/templates/destroy.yml
+++ b/templates/destroy.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/detect-drift.yml b/templates/detect-drift.yml
index 260fee114bb9c5ddbcb04583471a378190ee2220..4027d7d2a76e56285388f51ae892cb393cc6120c 100644
--- a/templates/detect-drift.yml
+++ b/templates/detect-drift.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/fetch-mr-plan.yml b/templates/fetch-mr-plan.yml
index ec84b6e97a943c024a92f63f3a260fd59d8a2232..c62ee69fb60793c49567302597d44f1b85214e02 100644
--- a/templates/fetch-mr-plan.yml
+++ b/templates/fetch-mr-plan.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/fmt.yml b/templates/fmt.yml
index d06b2e5c234828de780938148cfa3cece6912edf..378f635e7b372c389b52a8c5604e14a855f8ce98 100644
--- a/templates/fmt.yml
+++ b/templates/fmt.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/full-pipeline.yml b/templates/full-pipeline.yml
index 7c2662e14fd8ba9e5dee33e3e39db4f001402965..c73b85d4244e65c1ae3918fe437c7b96f7fa00c7 100644
--- a/templates/full-pipeline.yml
+++ b/templates/full-pipeline.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/graph.yml b/templates/graph.yml
index 41dcd5d3c2cc1309102014a2e57fe9a97699a56d..0327dcf68554ad37c4da00aa7c46639f75256415 100644
--- a/templates/graph.yml
+++ b/templates/graph.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/job-templates.yml b/templates/job-templates.yml
index 20b9cf63ed2b0d01ab61c900b1e0dcbd12e7a2f7..7bda5417e5ac3fd21d5c101ba2185f332fafb8e6 100644
--- a/templates/job-templates.yml
+++ b/templates/job-templates.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/plan.yml b/templates/plan.yml
index fb627aab28c7a77056e05039a340ec9f236c7c59..5a39bb646332ad914417c6d375e4b71505a1739e 100644
--- a/templates/plan.yml
+++ b/templates/plan.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/policy-enforcement.yml b/templates/policy-enforcement.yml
index 0cfe38eec2dfd533cbe8b8e3c32d663e2e47f612..87bea7e1a021d020758d4a95eb1f7d8da11ea145 100644
--- a/templates/policy-enforcement.yml
+++ b/templates/policy-enforcement.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/test.yml b/templates/test.yml
index 35c948fc558dadcbc77703e96b99591d4091b4eb..a0dc2e67911c248d81ce66f6af47fb9846d5c764 100644
--- a/templates/test.yml
+++ b/templates/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml b/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml
index 3c2de16e25cfd8e33a28a7530db75ab68b13c888..f95c7fde3c72b384ab855ed6189460327bb6508a 100644
--- a/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml
+++ b/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/validate-plan-destroy.yml b/templates/validate-plan-destroy.yml
index 3a60b2ac202a1f953b2fb15ff558b64f20ba1689..af037a8a15f27b4871c0fadac976bbc6cfa7f71b 100644
--- a/templates/validate-plan-destroy.yml
+++ b/templates/validate-plan-destroy.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/validate-plan.yml b/templates/validate-plan.yml
index ae1c50148488350b47139f071dab7b65c70bec68..6a6659745bd887c25e73bb286544878665c81339 100644
--- a/templates/validate-plan.yml
+++ b/templates/validate-plan.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os:
diff --git a/templates/validate.yml b/templates/validate.yml
index 6d9eddc378a7a9061c6d781cb724e6570b1428a6..ecc8694807c8ad27a88be428555c8f04fc7d3854 100644
--- a/templates/validate.yml
+++ b/templates/validate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     # This version is only required, because we cannot access the context of the component,
     # see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438275
     version:
-      default: '2.5.0-rc1'
+      default: '2.5.0-rc2'
       description: 'Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry.'
 
     base_os: