diff --git a/base/README.md b/base/README.md
index ed14347e9..528675aaa 100644
--- a/base/README.md
+++ b/base/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The LaTeX kernel
 ================
 
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+Release 2024-06-01 pre-release 2
 
 Overview
 --------
diff --git a/base/ltvers.dtx b/base/ltvers.dtx
index 389693552..be7011a53 100644
--- a/base/ltvers.dtx
+++ b/base/ltvers.dtx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    {2024-06-01}
 %</2ekernel|latexrelease>
 %<*2ekernel>
-\def\patch@level{-1}
+\def\patch@level{-2}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \begin{macro}{\development@branch@name}
diff --git a/required/amsmath/README.md b/required/amsmath/README.md
index ea06a475d..e8cefa4d0 100644
--- a/required/amsmath/README.md
+++ b/required/amsmath/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The amsmath bundle for LaTeX
 ============================
 
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+Release 2024-06-01 pre-release 2
 
 Overview
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diff --git a/required/latex-lab/README.md b/required/latex-lab/README.md
index a72fd43d9..8663b7e4a 100644
--- a/required/latex-lab/README.md
+++ b/required/latex-lab/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # LaTeX laboratory
 
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 ## Overview
 
diff --git a/required/tools/README.md b/required/tools/README.md
index 8c55bf344..f1500cc4c 100644
--- a/required/tools/README.md
+++ b/required/tools/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The LaTeX `tools` bundle
 ========================
 
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 Overview
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