diff --git a/ci/build.sh b/ci/build.sh
index a9716a03a1..473602d562 100755
--- a/ci/build.sh
+++ b/ci/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 goal=
 if [ "$RDBMS" == "h2" ]; then
   # This is the default.
-  goal=""
+  goal="preVerifyRelease"
 elif [ "$RDBMS" == "hsqldb" ] || [ "$RDBMS" == "hsqldb_2_6" ]; then
   goal="-Pdb=hsqldb"
 elif [ "$RDBMS" == "mysql" ] || [ "$RDBMS" == "mysql_8_0" ]; then
diff --git a/release-announcement.adoc b/release-announcement.adoc
index eba8bd9072..652e55c6f6 100644
--- a/release-announcement.adoc
+++ b/release-announcement.adoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= Hibernate 7.0.0.Beta1
+= Hibernate 7.0.0.Beta2
 Steve Ebersole
 :toc:
 :toclevels: 2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Steve Ebersole
 :user-guide-url: {docs-url}/userguide/html_single/Hibernate_User_Guide.html
 :ql-guide-url: {docs-url}/querylanguage/html_single/Hibernate_Query_Language.html
 
-The Hibernate ORM 7.0 Beta1 release has just been published.  Here are some highlights...
+The Hibernate ORM 7.0 Beta2 release has just been published.  Here are some highlights...
 
 
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