diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f59ee4..dc12382 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ spec contexts.
   - URL: `https://w3id.org/vc/render-method/v2rc1`
   - Short name: `v2rc1`
   - Status: under development
+- VC Render Method v2rc2 context
+  - URL: `https://w3id.org/vc/render-method/v2rc2`
+  - Short name: `v2rc2`
+  - Status: under development
 
 ## Developing
 
diff --git a/contexts/v2rc2.jsonld b/contexts/v2rc2.jsonld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7574c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contexts/v2rc2.jsonld
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "@context": {
+    "@protected": true,
+    "id": "@id",
+    "type": "@type",
+    "TemplateRenderMethod": {
+      "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#TemplateRenderMethod",
+      "@context": {
+        "@protected": true,
+        "id": "@id",
+        "type": "@type",
+        "description": "https://schema.org/description",
+        "name": "https://schema.org/name",
+        "renderSuite": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#renderSuite",
+        "renderProperty": {
+          "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#renderProperty",
+          "@container": "@set"
+        },
+        "outputPreference": {
+          "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#outputPreference",
+          "@context": {
+            "@protected": true,
+            "id": "@id",
+            "mode": {
+              "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#mode",
+              "@container": "@set"
+            },
+            "mediaType": "https://schema.org/encodingFormat",
+            "style": {
+              "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#style",
+              "@type": "@json"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "template": {
+          "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#template",
+          "@type": "@id"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 14924cc..151e87d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import v1Context from './v1.js';
 import v2rc1Context from './v2rc1.js';
+import v2rc2Context from './v2rc2.js';
 
 // map of context id to context
 export const contexts = new Map();
@@ -39,3 +40,13 @@ setExportsFromMetadata({
     context: v2rc1Context
   }
 });
+setExportsFromMetadata({
+  contextsMap: contexts, metadataMap: metadata, namedMap: named,
+  metadata: {
+    id: 'https://w3id.org/vc/render-method/v2rc2',
+    type: 'ContextMetadata',
+    shortName: 'v2rc2',
+    fileUrl: new URL('../contexts/v2rc2.jsonld', import.meta.url),
+    context: v2rc2Context
+  }
+});
diff --git a/lib/v2rc2.js b/lib/v2rc2.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb24d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/v2rc2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Digital Bazaar, Inc.
+ */
+// Use JSON style for context
+/* eslint quotes: ['error', 'double'] */
+/* eslint quote-props: ['error', 'always'] */
+/* eslint-disable max-len */
+
+export default
+/* context-url: https://w3id.org/vc/render-method/v2rc2 */
+/* context-begin */
+{
+  "@context": {
+    "@protected": true,
+    "id": "@id",
+    "type": "@type",
+    "TemplateRenderMethod": {
+      "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#TemplateRenderMethod",
+      "@context": {
+        "@protected": true,
+        "id": "@id",
+        "type": "@type",
+        "description": "https://schema.org/description",
+        "name": "https://schema.org/name",
+        "renderSuite": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#renderSuite",
+        "renderProperty": {
+          "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#renderProperty",
+          "@container": "@set"
+        },
+        "outputPreference": {
+          "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#outputPreference",
+          "@context": {
+            "@protected": true,
+            "id": "@id",
+            "mode": {
+              "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#mode",
+              "@container": "@set"
+            },
+            "mediaType": "https://schema.org/encodingFormat",
+            "style": {
+              "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#style",
+              "@type": "@json"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "template": {
+          "@id": "https://w3id.org/vc/render-method#template",
+          "@type": "@id"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+/* context-end */;
diff --git a/test/context.common.cjs b/test/context.common.cjs
index 4a5a434..0190cd2 100644
--- a/test/context.common.cjs
+++ b/test/context.common.cjs
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 module.exports.tests = function({contexts, metadata, named, expect}) {
   it('contexts', async () => {
     expect(metadata).to.exist;
-    expect(metadata.size).to.equal(2);
+    expect(metadata.size).to.equal(3);
   });
 
   it('metadata', async () => {
     expect(metadata).to.exist;
-    expect(metadata.size).to.equal(2);
+    expect(metadata.size).to.equal(3);
   });
 
   it('named', async () => {
     expect(named).to.exist;
-    expect(named.size).to.equal(2);
+    expect(named.size).to.equal(3);
   });
 
   it('contents', async () => {
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module.exports.tests = function({contexts, metadata, named, expect}) {
       {
         id: 'https://w3id.org/vc/render-method/v2rc1',
         name: 'v2rc1'
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'https://w3id.org/vc/render-method/v2rc2',
+        name: 'v2rc2'
       }
     ];