diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 4dc5eee07d..c122061d38 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 repository: pmd/pmd
 
 pmd:
-    version: 7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+    version: 7.0.0-rc2
     previous_version: 6.55.0
-    date: ??-????-2023
+    date: 29-April-2023
     release_type: major
 
 # release types: major, minor, bugfix
diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index d1212a2dd9..c9a179bdea 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -599,9 +599,9 @@ Language specific fixes:
 * [#4520](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4520): \[doc] Fix typo: missing closing quotation mark after CPD-END - [João Dinis Ferreira](https://github.com/joaodinissf) (@joaodinissf)
 
 ### 📈 Stats
-* 4416 commits
-* 464 closed tickets & PRs
-* Days since last release: 28
+* 4557 commits
+* 572 closed tickets & PRs
+* Days since last release: 35
 
 {% endtocmaker %}