Update version to 3.19.0-rc2 and fix changelog about Java 7 (#9116)

* Update protobuf version

* Update CHANGES.txt to reflect that we're not yet dropping Java 7
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index ce3ec9f..db61945 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   * Add Android stlport and default toolchains to BUILD. (#8290)
 
   Java
-  * This release drops support for Java 7. Use 3.18.x if you still need Java 7 support.
   * For default floating point values of 0, consider all bits significant
   * Annotate `//java/com/google/protobuf/util/...` with nullness annotations
   * Use ArrayList copy constructor (#7853)
diff --git a/Protobuf-C++.podspec b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
index 6e0c840..841e74e 100644
--- a/Protobuf-C++.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf-C++'
-  s.version  = '3.19.0-rc1'
+  s.version  = '3.19.0-rc2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v3 runtime library for C++.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
   s.license  = '3-Clause BSD License'
diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index 83981c6..37d32b3 100644
--- a/Protobuf.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf'
-  s.version  = '3.19.0-rc1'
+  s.version  = '3.19.0-rc2'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = '3-Clause BSD License'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a45db7d..7fbc58e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # In the SVN trunk, the version should always be the next anticipated release
 # version with the "-pre" suffix.  (We used to use "-SNAPSHOT" but this pushed
 # the size of one file name in the dist tarfile over the 99-char limit.)
-AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.19.0-rc-1],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
+AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.19.0-rc-2],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index 607ff25..5edce1a 100644
--- a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
+++ b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>Google Protocol Buffers tools</title>
     <summary>Tools for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</summary>
     <description>See project site for more info.</description>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc2</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index e4bb99d..648d98e 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Description>C# runtime library for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Google Protocol Buffers</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.19.0-rc1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.19.0-rc2</VersionPrefix>
     <!-- C# 7.2 is required for Span/BufferWriter/ReadOnlySequence -->
     <LangVersion>7.2</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
diff --git a/java/README.md b/java/README.md
index 3b129aa..02238b2 100644
--- a/java/README.md
+++ b/java/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-  <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+  <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-  <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+  <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 If you are using Gradle, add the following to your `build.gradle` file's dependencies:
 ```
-    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.19.0-rc-1'
+    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.19.0-rc-2'
 ```
 Again, be sure to check that the version number matches (or is newer than) the version number of protoc that you are using.
 
diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index ac7a69c..62c68e2 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+  <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index 778b8af..d4f5d62 100644
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
index 89e0d20..12e00d5 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin-lite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index c21e7d5..a6929ce 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lite.md b/java/lite.md
index fb1a8e3..9c416aa 100644
--- a/java/lite.md
+++ b/java/lite.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-  <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+  <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/java/lite/pom.xml b/java/lite/pom.xml
index d8d19c2..552c180 100644
--- a/java/lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 8d05f91..cf5650e 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+  <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
index 0fa2edb..4c97a15 100644
--- a/java/util/pom.xml
+++ b/java/util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index 820cef7..bdda3ad 100644
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "google-protobuf",
-  "version": "3.19.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "3.19.0-rc.2",
   "description": "Protocol Buffers for JavaScript",
   "main": "google-protobuf.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
index 33b694f..cac79d5 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
   <email>protobuf-opensource@google.com</email>
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
- <date>2021-10-15</date>
- <time>13:38:38</time>
+ <date>2021-10-18</date>
+ <time>15:36:35</time>
  <version>
-  <release>3.19.0RC1</release>
+  <release>3.19.0RC2</release>
   <api>3.19.0</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  </stability>
  <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">3-Clause BSD License</license>
  <notes>
- * Added "object" as a reserved name (#8962)
+ * Added &quot;object&quot; as a reserved name (#8962)
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
@@ -1113,5 +1113,20 @@
    <notes>
    </notes>
   </release>
+  <release>
+   <version>
+    <release>3.19.0RC2</release>
+    <api>3.19.0</api>
+   </version>
+   <stability>
+    <release>beta</release>
+    <api>beta</api>
+   </stability>
+   <date>2021-10-18</date>
+   <time>15:36:35</time>
+   <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">3-Clause BSD License</license>
+   <notes>
+   </notes>
+  </release>
  </changelog>
 </package>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index c3d74e1..3115252 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, value)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.19.0RC1"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.19.0RC2"
 
 // ptr -> PHP object cache. This is a weak map that caches lazily-created
 // wrapper objects around upb types:
diff --git a/protobuf_version.bzl b/protobuf_version.bzl
index 72a807d..b893092 100644
--- a/protobuf_version.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_version.bzl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-PROTOBUF_VERSION = '3.19.0-rc-1'
+PROTOBUF_VERSION = '3.19.0-rc-2'
diff --git a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
index e3f1051..f231e19 100644
--- a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
+++ b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+  <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index a305bc2..64916c5 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '3.19.0rc1'
+__version__ = '3.19.0rc2'
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index 1388de2..ef05598 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "google-protobuf"
-  s.version     = "3.19.0.rc.1"
+  s.version     = "3.19.0.rc.2"
   git_tag       = "v#{s.version.to_s.sub('.rc.', '-rc')}" # Converts X.Y.Z.rc.N to vX.Y.Z-rcN, used for the git tag
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"
diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index 16890fe..c2c3824 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf.jruby</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-jruby</artifactId>
-    <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+    <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
     <name>Protocol Buffer JRuby native extension</name>
     <description>
       Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
           <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-          <version>3.19.0-rc-1</version>
+          <version>3.19.0-rc-2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
index a79e9cb..9f78385 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX
 #error PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX was previously defined
 #endif
-#define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1"
+#define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc2"
 
 #if defined(PROTOBUF_NAMESPACE) || defined(PROTOBUF_NAMESPACE_ID)
 #error PROTOBUF_NAMESPACE or PROTOBUF_NAMESPACE_ID was previously defined
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index 238d5e8..5dc79fd 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 3019000
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1"
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc2"
 
 // The minimum header version which works with the current version of
 // the library.  This constant should only be used by protoc's C++ code