diff --git a/CHANGELOG-5.4.md b/CHANGELOG-5.4.md
index 7bf10c7c6623c..cc6a762c0c1ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-5.4.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-5.4.md
@@ -7,6 +7,30 @@ in 5.4 minor versions.
 To get the diff for a specific change, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/XXX where XXX is the change hash
 To get the diff between two versions, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/compare/v5.4.0...v5.4.1
 
+* 5.4.0-BETA2 (2021-11-14)
+
+ * bug #44042 Fix DateIntervalToStringTransformer::transform() doc (BenMorel)
+ * bug #44034 [Yaml] don't try to replace references in quoted strings (xabbuh)
+ * bug #44013 [ErrorHandler] fix parsing ``@param`` with dollars in the description (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #44010 [DependencyInjection] fix auto-refresh when inline_factories is enabled (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #44028 [ErrorHandler] Fix FlattenException::setPrevious argument typing (welcoMattic)
+ * bug #44016 [SecurityBundle] Fix listing listeners in profiler when authenticator manager is disabled (94noni)
+ * bug #44012 [DependencyInjection] fix inlining when non-shared services are involved (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #44002 [Cache] Fix Memory leak (a1812)
+ * bug #43993 [FrameworkBundle] fix deprecation message (nicolas-grekas)
+ * feature #43985 [HttpClient] Implement ResetInterface for all http clients (rmikalkenas)
+ * bug #43981 [FrameworkBundle] fix registering late resettable services (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #43988 [DoctrineBridge] add support for the JSON type (dunglas)
+ * bug #43987 [PhpUnitBridge] Fix Uncaught ValueError (dunglas)
+ * feature #43983 [HttpKernel] allow ignoring kernel.reset methods that don't exist (nicolas-grekas)
+ * bug #43967 [Loco] Fix Loco Provider ID and pull & push local messages reading (welcoMattic)
+ * bug #43961 [HttpClient] Curl http client has to reinit curl multi handle on reset (rmikalkenas)
+ * bug #43930 [DependencyInjection] Fix support for unions/intersections together with `ServiceSubscriberInterface` (kbond)
+ * bug #43948 [Asset][Security] Fixed leftover deprecations PHP 8.1 (michaljusiega)
+ * bug #43944 [Yaml] revert using functions provided by polyfill packages (xabbuh)
+ * bug #43940 [FrameworkBundle] Fix logic in workflow:dump between workflow name and workflow id (noniagriconomie)
+ * bug #43945 [Runtime] fix defining APP_DEBUG when Dotenv is not enabled (nicolas-grekas)
+
 * 5.4.0-BETA1 (2021-11-05)
 
  * feature #43916 [PropertyInfo] Support the list pseudo-type (derrabus)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 1f8a2c37b5d8d..a44b92da6acb6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, RebootableInterface, Terminabl
      */
     private static $freshCache = [];
 
-    public const VERSION = '5.4.0-DEV';
+    public const VERSION = '5.4.0-BETA2';
     public const VERSION_ID = 50400;
     public const MAJOR_VERSION = 5;
     public const MINOR_VERSION = 4;
     public const RELEASE_VERSION = 0;
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'BETA2';
 
     public const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '11/2024';
     public const END_OF_LIFE = '11/2025';