diff --git a/CHANGELOG-4.2.md b/CHANGELOG-4.2.md
index 1a872d39753f9..dcb301da0f223 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-4.2.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-4.2.md
@@ -7,6 +7,51 @@ in 4.2 minor versions.
 To get the diff for a specific change, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/XXX where XXX is the change hash
 To get the diff between two versions, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1
 
+* 4.2.0-BETA2 (2018-11-16)
+
+ * bug #29190 [Debug][HttpKernel] remove frames added by DebugClassLoader in stack traces (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29233 [FrameworkBundle] metadata_update_threshold default value must be an int (dunglas)
+ * bug #29226 [Messenger] Improved message when handler class does not exist (neeckeloo)
+ * bug #29223 [Validator] Added the missing constraints instance checks (thomasbisignani)
+ * bug #28966 [PropertyAccessor] Fix unable to write to singular property using setter while plural adder/remover exist (karser)
+ * bug #29182 [Form] Fixed empty data for compound date types (HeahDude)
+ * bug #29224 [SecurityBundle] Fix remember-me cookie framework inheritance when session is disabled (fbourigault)
+ * bug #29220 [Translation] make intl+icu format seamless by handling it in MessageCatalogue (nicolas-grekas)
+ * feature #29166 [Messenger] Add handled & sent stamps (ogizanagi)
+ * bug #29209 [VarExporter] fix handling of __sleep() (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29196 [Messenger] Fix collecting messages (ro0NL)
+ * bug #29205 [Dotenv] skip loading "local" env twice (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29204 [FrameworkBundle][WebServerBundle] Revert deprecation of --env and --no-debug console options (chalasr)
+ * bug #29191 [Routing] generate(null) should throw an exception (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29199 [FrameworkBundle] conflict with Dotenv <4.2 to simplify recipes (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29197 Revert "bug #29154 [FrameworkBundle] Define APP_ENV/APP_DEBUG from argv via Application::bootstrapEnv() (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29185 [Form] Fixed keeping hash of equal \DateTimeInterface on submit (HeahDude)
+ * bug #29183 [HttpKernel] Fix collecting uploaded files (ro0NL)
+ * bug #29141 [Workflow] Fixed bug of buildTransitionBlockerList when many transition are enabled (Tetragramat, lyrixx)
+ * bug #29137 [Workflow][FrameworkBundle] fixed guard event names for transitions (destillat, lyrixx)
+ * bug #29184 [WebProfilerBundle] Fix theme settings (ro0NL)
+ * feature #29159 [Messenger] collect all stamps added on Envelope as collections (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29171 [Dotenv] load .env.dist when it exists and .env is not found (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #28731 [Form] invalidate forms on transformation failures (xabbuh)
+ * bug #29152 [Config] Unset key during normalization (ro0NL)
+ * bug #29165 [DI] align IniFileLoader to PHP bugfix #76965 (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29154 [FrameworkBundle] Define APP_ENV/APP_DEBUG from argv via Application::bootstrapEnv() (chalasr)
+ * bug #29129 [Dotenv] add loadEnv(), a smoother alternative to loadForEnv() (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29113 [Routing] fix dumping conditions that use the request (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29115 Change button_widget class to btn-primary (neFAST)
+ * bug #29131 [Dotenv] dont use getenv() to read SYMFONY_DOTENV_VARS (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29057 [HttpFoundation] replace any preexisting Content-Type headers (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29076 [Serializer] Allow null values when denormalizing with constructor missing data (danut007ro)
+ * bug #29128 [FrameworkBundle] Cleaning translation commands and fix a bug for --all option (yceruto)
+ * bug #29104 [DI] fix dumping inlined services (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29054 [VarDumper] fix dump of closures created from callables (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29102 [DI] fix GraphvizDumper ignoring inline definitions (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29090 LoggingTranslator should implement Symfony\Contracts\Translation\TranslatorInterface (desmax)
+ * bug #29095 [TwigBridge] require the needed symfony/contracts package (xabbuh)
+ * bug #29107 [DI] dont track classes/interfaces used to compute autowiring error messages (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #29094 Add samesite attribute to session cookie after session migration (rpkamp)
+ * bug #29080 [FrameworkBundle] fix deps (ro0NL)
+
 * 4.2.0-BETA1 (2018-11-03)
 
  * feature #28622 [VarDumper] add caster for Memcached (jschaedl)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index f739c395ee2e8..a7faeea029093 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, RebootableInterface, Terminabl
     private $requestStackSize = 0;
     private $resetServices = false;
 
-    const VERSION = '4.2.0-DEV';
+    const VERSION = '4.2.0-BETA2';
     const VERSION_ID = 40200;
     const MAJOR_VERSION = 4;
     const MINOR_VERSION = 2;
     const RELEASE_VERSION = 0;
-    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'BETA2';
 
     const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '07/2019';
     const END_OF_LIFE = '01/2020';