diff --git a/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-9.0.md b/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-9.0.md
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@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ author: rick-anderson
 description: Learn about the new features in ASP.NET Core 9.0.
 ms.author: riande
 ms.custom: mvc
-ms.date: 08/10/2024
+ms.date: 10/07/2024
 uid: aspnetcore-9
 ---
 # What's new in ASP.NET Core 9.0
 
 This article highlights the most significant changes in ASP.NET Core 9.0 with links to relevant documentation.
 
-This article has been updated for .NET 9 Preview 7.
+This article has been updated for .NET 9 Release Candidate 2.
 
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@@ -92,3 +92,5 @@ The following sections describe miscellaneous new features.
 [!INCLUDE[](~/release-notes/aspnetcore-9/includes/keyedDI.md)]
 
 [!INCLUDE[](~/release-notes/aspnetcore-9/includes/trust_dev_cert_linux.md)]
+
+[!INCLUDE[](~/release-notes/aspnetcore-9/includes/updated-versions.md)]
diff --git a/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-9/includes/updated-versions.md b/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-9/includes/updated-versions.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+ms.topic: include
+author: tdykstra
+ms.author: tdykstra
+ms.date: 10/07/2024
+---
+### Templates updated to latest Bootstrap, jQuery, and jQuery Validation versions
+
+The ASP.NET Core project templates and libraries have been updated to use the latest versions of Bootstrap, jQuery, and jQuery Validation, specifically:
+
+* Bootstrap 5.3.3
+* jQuery 3.7.1
+* jQuery Validation 1.21.0