diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4d0e01d98d..49229ae7d8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.9.2
+    rev: v0.9.3
     hooks:
     -   id: ruff
         args: ["--fix"]
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/1.11.0.md b/docs/release-notes/1.11.0rc1.md
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/release-notes/1.11.0.md
rename to docs/release-notes/1.11.0rc1.md
index a41103e0ec..4d189fdafb 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/1.11.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/1.11.0rc1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(v1.11.0)=
+(v1.11.0rc1)=
 ### 1.11.0rc1 {small}`2024-12-20`
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/1.11.0rc2.md b/docs/release-notes/1.11.0rc2.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04a0141ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/1.11.0rc2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(v1.11.0rc2)=
+### 1.11.0rc2 {small}`2025-01-24`
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Fix {func}`~scanpy.tl.rank_genes_groups` compatibility with data >10M cells {smaller}`P Angerer` ({pr}`3426`)
+- Fix {func}`scanpy.pl.rank_genes_groups`’s `ax` parameter {smaller}`P Angerer` ({pr}`3428`)
+
+### Development Process
+
+- Fix version number inference in development environments (CI and local) {smaller}`P Angerer` ({pr}`3441`)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Fix reference in {mod}`scanpy.pp` page {smaller}`D Kazemi` ({pr}`3418`)
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/3418.doc.md b/docs/release-notes/3418.doc.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d46304bf59..0000000000
--- a/docs/release-notes/3418.doc.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix reference in {mod}`scanpy.pp` page {smaller}`D Kazemi`
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/3426.bugfix.md b/docs/release-notes/3426.bugfix.md
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index 4565f1ee35..0000000000
--- a/docs/release-notes/3426.bugfix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix {func}`~scanpy.tl.rank_genes_groups` compatibility with data >10M cells {smaller}`P Angerer`
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/3428.bugfix.md b/docs/release-notes/3428.bugfix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index febe18a1ca..0000000000
--- a/docs/release-notes/3428.bugfix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix {func}`scanpy.pl.rank_genes_groups`’s `ax` parameter {smaller}`P Angerer`
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/3441.dev.md b/docs/release-notes/3441.dev.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b95e1ab22..0000000000
--- a/docs/release-notes/3441.dev.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix version number inference in development environments (CI and local) {smaller}`P Angerer`