diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 3f8b8af0..f30cf5f5 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.2.52rc01 - November 13, 2014
+Libpng 1.2.52rc02 - November 17, 2014
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -9,37 +9,37 @@ Files available for download:
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01.tar.gz
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01.tar.bz2
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02.tar.gz
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02.tar.bz2
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) without the
 "configure" script
 
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-no-config.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-no-config.tar.gz
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-no-config.tar.bz2
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-no-config.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-no-config.tar.gz
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-no-config.tar.bz2
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp1252r01.zip
-   lp1252r01.7z
-   lp1252r01.tar.bz2
+   lp1252r02.zip
+   lp1252r02.7z
+   lp1252r02.tar.bz2
 
 Project files
 
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-project-netware.zip
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-project-wince.zip
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-project-netware.zip
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-project-wince.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-README.txt
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-KNOWNBUGS.txt
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-LICENSE.txt
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-Y2K-compliance.txt
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-[previous version]-diff.txt
-   libpng-1.2.52rc01-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-README.txt
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-KNOWNBUGS.txt
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-LICENSE.txt
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-Y2K-compliance.txt
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-[previous version]-diff.txt
+   libpng-1.2.52rc02-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.2.51):
 
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ version 1.2.52beta01 [November 6, 2014]
     pngread.c and pngwrite.c
 
 version 1.2.52rc01 [November 13, 2014]
+  No changes.
+
+version 1.2.52rc02 [November 17, 2014]
+  Added "-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS" to
+    CFLAGS in scripts/makefile.vcwin32
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 19c51439..2c41570a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2819,6 +2819,11 @@ version 1.2.52beta01 [November 6, 2014]
     pngread.c and pngwrite.c
 
 version 1.2.52rc01 [November 13, 2014]
+  No changes.
+
+version 1.2.52rc02 [November 17, 2014]
+  Added "-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" to CFLAGS in scripts/makefile.vcwin32
+    and scripts/makefile.vcawin32.
 
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diff --git a/scripts/makefile.vcawin32 b/scripts/makefile.vcawin32
index 1b58300f..d144ea0f 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.vcawin32
+++ b/scripts/makefile.vcawin32
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 CC = cl
 LD = link
 AR = lib
-CFLAGS  = -nologo -DPNG_USE_PNGVCRD -MD -O2 -W3 -I..\zlib
+CFLAGS  = -nologo -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPNG_USE_PNGVCRD -MD -O2 -W3 -I..\zlib
 LDFLAGS = -nologo
 ARFLAGS = -nologo
 RM = del
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.vcwin32 b/scripts/makefile.vcwin32
index 3cdfb390..69f3a35a 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.vcwin32
+++ b/scripts/makefile.vcwin32
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 CC = cl
 LD = link
 AR = lib
-CFLAGS  = -nologo -DPNG_NO_MMX_CODE -MD -O2 -W3 -I..\zlib
+CFLAGS  = -nologo -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPNG_NO_MMX_CODE -MD -O2 -W3 -I..\zlib
 LDFLAGS = -nologo
 ARFLAGS = -nologo
 RM = del