diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b11c764b3618..2570306842cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<a name="21.2.0-rc.0"></a>
+
+# 21.2.0-rc.0 (2026-02-18)
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="19.2.20"></a>
 
 # 19.2.20 (2026-02-13)
@@ -2401,7 +2407,6 @@
 - Protractor is no longer supported.
 
   Protractor was marked end-of-life in August 2023 (see https://protractortest.org/). Projects still relying on Protractor should consider migrating to another E2E testing framework, several support solid migration paths from Protractor.
-
   - https://angular.dev/tools/cli/end-to-end
   - https://blog.angular.dev/the-state-of-end-to-end-testing-with-angular-d175f751cb9c
 
@@ -6036,7 +6041,6 @@ Alan Agius, Charles Lyding and Doug Parker
 ### @angular/cli
 
 - Several changes to the `ng analytics` command syntax.
-
   - `ng analytics project <setting>` has been replaced with `ng analytics <setting>`
   - `ng analytics <setting>` has been replaced with `ng analytics <setting> --global`
 
@@ -6066,7 +6070,6 @@ Alan Agius, Charles Lyding and Doug Parker
 - `browser` and `karma` builders `script` and `styles` options input files extensions are now validated.
 
   Valid extensions for `scripts` are:
-
   - `.js`
   - `.cjs`
   - `.mjs`
@@ -6075,7 +6078,6 @@ Alan Agius, Charles Lyding and Doug Parker
   - `.mjsx`
 
   Valid extensions for `styles` are:
-
   - `.css`
   - `.less`
   - `.sass`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39fba551b317..161b5fcd3296 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular/devkit-repo",
-  "version": "21.2.0-next.2",
+  "version": "21.3.0-next.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Software Development Kit for Angular",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 293a1aa46277..8c193909dc0a 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "baseBranchPatterns": ["main", "21.1.x"],
+  "baseBranchPatterns": ["main", "21.2.x"],
   "extends": ["github>angular/dev-infra//renovate-presets/default.json5"],
   "ignoreDeps": ["less"],
   "ignorePaths": ["tests/e2e/assets/**", "tests/schematics/update/packages/**"],