diff --git a/changelog.d/20250805_143650_sirosen_exception_add_note.rst b/changelog.d/20250805_143650_sirosen_exception_add_note.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index bae448698..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/20250805_143650_sirosen_exception_add_note.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Added
------
-
-- On Python 3.11+, the SDK will populate the ``__notes__`` of API errors with a
-  message containing the full body of the error response.
-  ``__notes__`` is part of the default presentation of a traceback. (:pr:`1299`)
diff --git a/changelog.d/20250809_120120_sirosen_scopes_strict_at_runtime.rst b/changelog.d/20250809_120120_sirosen_scopes_strict_at_runtime.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 20661b1ae..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/20250809_120120_sirosen_scopes_strict_at_runtime.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Changed
--------
-
-- Passing non-``Scope`` types to ``Scope.with_dependency`` and
-  ``Scope.with_dependencies`` now raises a ``TypeError``. Previously, this was
-  allowed at runtime but created an invalid ``Scope`` object. (:pr:`1300`)
diff --git a/changelog.d/20250916_190714_sirosen_merge_back_main.rst b/changelog.d/20250916_190714_sirosen_merge_back_main.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index c987d6212..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/20250916_190714_sirosen_merge_back_main.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Removed
--------
-
-- The following methods and parameters, which were deprecated in globus-sdk v3,
-  have been removed (:pr:`1309`):
-
-  - The ``skip_activation_check`` parameter for ``TransferData`` and ``DeleteData``.
-  - The ``recursive_symlinks`` parameter for ``TransferData``.
-  - The ``add_symlink_item`` method of ``TransferData``.
diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index e560f1e78..5972a42bf 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,35 @@ to a major new version of the SDK.
 
 .. scriv-insert-here
 
+.. _changelog-4.0.0b2:
+
+v4.0.0b2 (2025-09-24)
+=====================
+
+Added
+-----
+
+- On Python 3.11+, the SDK will populate the ``__notes__`` of API errors with a
+  message containing the full body of the error response.
+  ``__notes__`` is part of the default presentation of a traceback. (:pr:`1299`)
+
+Removed
+-------
+
+- The following methods and parameters, which were deprecated in globus-sdk v3,
+  have been removed (:pr:`1309`):
+
+  - The ``skip_activation_check`` parameter for ``TransferData`` and ``DeleteData``.
+  - The ``recursive_symlinks`` parameter for ``TransferData``.
+  - The ``add_symlink_item`` method of ``TransferData``.
+
+Changed
+-------
+
+- Passing non-``Scope`` types to ``Scope.with_dependency`` and
+  ``Scope.with_dependencies`` now raises a ``TypeError``. Previously, this was
+  allowed at runtime but created an invalid ``Scope`` object. (:pr:`1300`)
+
 .. _changelog-4.0.0b1:
 
 v4.0.0b1 (2025-07-31)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d54486fcf..d14a8a7ed 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "globus-sdk"
-version = "4.0.0b1"
+version = "4.0.0b2"
 authors = [
     { name = "Globus Team", email = "support@globus.org" },
 ]