diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 84949d6..885a9df 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "mpftp",
       "source": "./integrations/claude-code-plugin",
       "description": "A skill that teaches the mpftp CLI for MicroPython/CircuitPython boards: file transfer, REPL, driving a running app, and firmware.",
-      "version": "0.1.2-rc.1"
+      "version": "0.1.2-rc.2"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2fec3b..cbdf9f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Unreleased
+## v0.1.2rc2 (2026-10-11)
 
 - `mpftp search WORDS` finds a package without knowing its exact name: one
   search across micropython-lib, the PyDevices index and the Adafruit and
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
   interface, searches the indexes the connected board installs from and
   installs the result you pick, the same way Install Package does.
 
+- The VS Code extension has an `mpftp.buildSystemPath` setting for the
+  micropython-pydevices checkout the Firmware panel builds with. Set, it wins
+  over `buildSystemPath` in `~/.mpftp/config.json` and over the workspace
+  search; a folder that isn't a checkout is reported as an error in VS Code
+  instead of being silently replaced by one found elsewhere.
+
 ## v0.1.2rc1 (2026-10-11)
 
 - The browser interface's Firmware button downloads official MicroPython and
@@ -43,12 +49,6 @@
   per line, separated by commas or spaces, optionally named (`temp:21.5`).
   Hover reads the values at a sample; Pause and Clear do what they say.
 
-- The VS Code extension has an `mpftp.buildSystemPath` setting for the
-  micropython-pydevices checkout the Firmware panel builds with. Set, it wins
-  over `buildSystemPath` in `~/.mpftp/config.json` and over the workspace
-  search; a folder that isn't a checkout is reported as an error in VS Code
-  instead of being silently replaced by one found elsewhere.
-
 ## v0.1.1 (2026-10-10)
 
 - `firmware ptable` reads a classic ESP32's, an S2's or a P4's `firmware.bin`
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d4a04cc..e3b6eff 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.2rc1
+0.1.2rc2
diff --git a/extension/package-lock.json b/extension/package-lock.json
index 7a783f0..631a395 100644
--- a/extension/package-lock.json
+++ b/extension/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mpftp",
-  "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mpftp",
-      "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+      "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vscode/codicons": "^0.0.45"
diff --git a/extension/package.json b/extension/package.json
index 71c997a..8037050 100644
--- a/extension/package.json
+++ b/extension/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "mpftp",
   "displayName": "mpftp — MicroPython / CircuitPython Board Tools",
   "description": "Connect to MicroPython and CircuitPython boards over USB serial or Wi-Fi (WebREPL): dual-pane file transfer, ANSI REPL, mip/circup packages, and guided MicroPython firmware download/build/flash. Works on Linux, Windows, and WSL (COM ports via Windows Python).",
-  "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
   "publisher": "pydevices",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/integrations/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/integrations/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index e023c59..9b9c7e7 100644
--- a/integrations/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/integrations/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mpftp",
   "description": "A skill that teaches the mpftp CLI for MicroPython/CircuitPython boards: file transfer, REPL, driving a running app, and firmware.",
-  "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
   "author": {
     "name": "Brad Barnett"
   },
diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index ddf1487..b7aa7d1 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mpftp-ui",
-  "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mpftp-ui",
-      "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+      "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@codemirror/lang-python": "^6.2.1",
         "@xterm/addon-fit": "^0.11.0",
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 8e4f578..41c96eb 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mpftp-ui",
-  "version": "0.1.2-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2-rc.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "mpftp local PWA: file transfer + REPL for a MicroPython/CircuitPython board.",
   "scripts": {