diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7014577..e631e0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -200,3 +200,4 @@ gnome-shell-2.31.5.tar.bz2
 /gnome-shell-41.0.tar.xz
 /gnome-shell-42.alpha.tar.xz
 /gnome-shell-42.beta.tar.xz
+/gnome-shell-42.rc.tar.xz
diff --git a/2185.patch b/2185.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fc2729b..0000000
--- a/2185.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,339 +0,0 @@
-From e6297916709ad4126269ac12fecb31b6daaa7a34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Sam Hewitt <sam@snwh.org>
-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:30:51 -0330
-Subject: [PATCH 1/2] theme: Fixes to regressions in app grid
-
----
- .../gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss   | 12 ++++------
- .../theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss |  8 +++++--
- .../widgets/_message-list.scss                |  2 +-
- .../widgets/_search-results.scss              | 24 ++++++++++---------
- 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
-index 05a717519e..25e29ef648 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
-@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ $app_icon_size: 96px;
- .icon-grid {
-   row-spacing: $base_padding * 2;
-   column-spacing: $base_padding * 2;
--  max-row-spacing: $base_padding * 12;
--  max-column-spacing: $base_padding * 12;
-+  max-row-spacing: $base_padding * 7;
-+  max-column-spacing: $base_padding * 7;
-   page-padding-top: $base_padding * 4;
-   page-padding-bottom: $base_padding * 4;
--  page-padding-left: $base_padding * 2;
--  page-padding-right: $base_padding * 2;
-+  page-padding-left: $base_padding * 3;
-+  page-padding-right: $base_padding * 3;
- }
- 
- /* App Icons */
-@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ $app_icon_size: 96px;
- .app-well-app {
-   @include overview_icon($osd_fg_color);
- 
--  .overview-icon {
--    padding: $base_padding*2;
--  }
-+  .overview-icon {padding: $base_padding*2;}
-   .overview-icon.overview-icon-with-label {
-     > StBoxLayout {
-       spacing: $base_padding;
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
-index 462e663271..25755e73d7 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
- // container for the dash
- #dash {
-   @extend %caption;
--  margin: 2em;
-+  margin: $base_margin * 3;
- 
-   .placeholder {
-     // background-image: url("resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/dash-placeholder.svg");
-@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
- 
- // items on the dash
- .dash-item-container {
-+  > * {margin: 0 2px;}
-+  &:ltr:first-child {margin-left: 0;}
-+  &:rtl:first-child {margin-right: 0;}
-+
-   // each app item on the dash
-   .app-well-app .overview-icon {
--    margin: 0 4px;
-     padding: $base_padding;
-   }
- 
-@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
- // separator between favourites and running apps
- .dash-separator {
-   width: 1px;
-+  margin: 0 $base_margin;
-   background-color: $borders_color;
- }
- 
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_message-list.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_message-list.scss
-index ac2e8efe2f..83268cbb3a 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_message-list.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_message-list.scss
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- 
- // main list
- .message-list {
--  width: 32em;
-+  width: 29em;
-   border: solid $borders_color;
- 
-   // padding and margins to account for scrollbar
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-results.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-results.scss
-index 4ad3f08217..644c53db58 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-results.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-results.scss
-@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
- /* Search */
- 
- // search overview container
-+#searchResults {
-+  margin: 0 $base_margin;
-+}
-+
- #searchResultsContent {
--  max-width: 1024px;
--  spacing: $base_margin * 2;
-+  max-width: 1072px;
- }
- 
- // search results sections "the boxes"
- .search-section {
-   // This should be equal to #searchResultsContent spacing
--  spacing: $base_margin * 2;
-+  spacing: $base_padding*3;
- 
-   // separator (unstyled)
-   .search-section-separator { 
-@@ -23,27 +26,24 @@
-   background-color: lighten($system_bg_color, 5%);
-   border-radius: $modal_radius*1.5;
-   border: 1px solid $osd_outer_borders_color;
--  box-shadow: none;
--  text-shadow: none;
-   color: $osd_fg_color;
-   padding: $base_padding*2;
--  margin: $base_margin;
--  // This is the space between the provider icon and the results container
-+  margin:0 $base_margin*3;
- }
- 
- %search_section_content_item {
-   @include tile_button($osd_fg_color);
--  margin: $base_margin;
--  border-radius: $base_border_radius !important;
-+  border-radius: $base_border_radius+3px;
- }
- 
- // "no results" text
- .search-statustext {
--  @extend %large_title;
-+  @extend %title_1;
- }
- 
- .grid-search-results {
--  spacing: $base_padding * 6;
-+  spacing: $base_padding*5;
-+  margin:0 $base_margin*3;
- }
- 
- // Search results with icons
-@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
- // search result provider
- .search-provider-icon {
-   @extend %search_section_content_item;
-+  &:ltr {margin-right: $base_margin;}
-+  &:rtl {margin-left: $base_margin;}
- 
-   // content
-   .list-search-provider-content {
--- 
-GitLab
-
-
-From 8a2d33ea4306d35e39d8eb49c276343618ee1d5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Sam Hewitt <sam@snwh.org>
-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:30:51 -0330
-Subject: [PATCH 2/2] theme: Fixes to regressions in app grid
-
----
- data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss        |  1 +
- data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_drawing.scss       | 17 ++++++++++-------
- .../gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss     | 17 ++++++-----------
- data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss  | 10 ++++++++--
- .../widgets/_switcher-popup.scss                |  1 -
- 5 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
-index f86de2053c..af6a05f2bb 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
-@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ stage {
- %tile {
-   border-radius: $base_border_radius * 2; // 16px
-   padding: $base_padding;
-+  spacing: $base_padding;
-   border: 2px solid transparent;
-   transition-duration: 100ms;
-   text-align: center;
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_drawing.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_drawing.scss
-index 10c1c3f3fc..1cd7e9a8f5 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_drawing.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_drawing.scss
-@@ -239,10 +239,12 @@ $button_bg_color: mix($tc, $c, 5%);
-     background-color: transparentize($color, .84);
-   }
-   &:hover { background-color: transparentize($color, .9);}
--  &:selected, &:focus {
--    background-color: transparentize($color, .87);
--    &:hover { background-color: transparentize($color, .84);}
--    &:active { background-color: transparentize($color, .87);}
-+  &:selected,
-+  &:focus {
-+    background-color: mix(transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5), transparentize($color, .87), 50%);
-+    border-color: transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5);
-+    &:hover { background-color: mix(transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5), transparentize($color, .84), 50%);}
-+    &:active { background-color: mix(transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5), transparentize($color, .87), 50%);}
-   }
-   &:active { background-color: transparentize($color, .84);}
-   &:outlined, &:checked {
-@@ -268,9 +270,10 @@ $button_bg_color: mix($tc, $c, 5%);
- 
-   &:selected .overview-icon,
-   &:focus .overview-icon {
--    background-color: transparentize($color, .87);
--    &:hover .overview-icon { background-color: transparentize($color, .84);}
--    &:active .overview-icon { background-color: transparentize($color, .87);}
-+    background-color: mix(transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5), transparentize($color, .87), 50%);
-+    border-color: transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5);
-+    &:hover .overview-icon { background-color: mix(transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5), transparentize($color, .84), 50%);}
-+    &:active .overview-icon { background-color: mix(transparentize($selected_bg_color, 0.5), transparentize($color, .87), 50%);}
-   }
-   &:active .overview-icon { background-color: transparentize($color, .84);}
-   &:outlined .overview-icon,
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
-index 25e29ef648..c936e4b6d4 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
-@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $app_icon_size: 96px;
- .app-well-app {
-   @include overview_icon($osd_fg_color);
- 
--  .overview-icon {padding: $base_padding*2;}
-+  .overview-icon { padding: $base_padding*2;}
-   .overview-icon.overview-icon-with-label {
-     > StBoxLayout {
-       spacing: $base_padding;
-@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ $app_icon_size: 96px;
- .app-folder-dialog {
-   border-radius: $modal_radius*2;
-   background-color: $dash_background_color;
--  padding: 12px 0px 12px 0px;
- 
-   & .folder-name-container {
-     padding: 24px 36px 0;
-@@ -54,15 +53,11 @@ $app_icon_size: 96px;
-     & .folder-name-label { padding: 5px 7px; color: $osd_fg_color; }
- 
-     & .edit-folder-button {
--      @include button(undecorated);
-+      @extend %button;
-+      padding: 0;
-       width: 36px;
-       height: 36px;
--      border-radius: 18px;
--
--      &:focus {@include button(focus);}
--      &:hover {@include button(hover);}
--      &:active {@include button(active);}
--
-+      border-radius: 99px;
-       & > StIcon { icon-size: $base_icon_size }
-     }
-   }
-@@ -83,8 +78,8 @@ $app_icon_size: 96px;
- 
- .app-folder-dialog-container {
-   padding: $base_padding*2;
--  width: 620px;
--  height: 620px;
-+  width: 640px;
-+  height: 640px;
- }
- 
- // Running app indicator (also shown in dash)
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
-index 25755e73d7..8f5d5f939b 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
- // container for the dash
- #dash {
-   @extend %caption;
--  margin: $base_margin * 3;
-+  margin-top: $dash_padding;
- 
-   .placeholder {
-     // background-image: url("resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/dash-placeholder.svg");
-@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
- 
-   // Running app indicator (also shown in app grid)
-   .app-well-app-running-dot {
--    margin-bottom: 15px; // hardcoded
-+    margin-bottom: 14px; // hardcoded
-   }
- }
- 
-@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
-   border-radius: $dash_border_radius;
-   padding: $dash_padding;
-   spacing: $base_padding;
-+  margin-bottom: $dash_padding;
- }
- 
- // items on the dash
-@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
- 
-   // show apps button
-   .show-apps { @include overview_icon($osd_fg_color);}
-+
-+  .show-apps, .app-well-app {
-+    padding-bottom: $dash_padding;
-+  }
- }
- 
- // separator between favourites and running apps
-@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ $dash_border_radius: $modal_radius + $dash_padding;
-   width: 1px;
-   margin: 0 $base_margin;
-   background-color: $borders_color;
-+  margin-bottom: $dash_padding;
- }
- 
- // OSD Tooltip
-diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_switcher-popup.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_switcher-popup.scss
-index 892d3351d5..1b03c9d050 100644
---- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_switcher-popup.scss
-+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_switcher-popup.scss
-@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ $switcher_border_radius: $modal_radius + 8px;
- 
-   // each item in the list
-   .item-box {
--
-     @include tile_button($osd_fg_color);
-   }
- 
--- 
-GitLab
-
diff --git a/gnome-shell.spec b/gnome-shell.spec
index 4871511..4dfc645 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %global tarball_version %%(echo %{version} | tr '~' '.')
 
 Name:           gnome-shell
-Version:        42~beta
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Version:        42~rc
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Window management and application launching for GNOME
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ Patch40001: 0001-gdm-Work-around-failing-fingerprint-auth.patch
 # Work around crashy tear down
 Patch60003: 0001-main-Leak-the-GJS-context-and-ShellGlobal.patch
 
-# Fix a bunch of stylesheet issues in overview and dash
-# https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2185
-Patch70001: 2185.patch
-
 %define eds_version 3.33.1
 %define gnome_desktop_version 3.35.91
 %define glib2_version 2.56.0
@@ -31,7 +27,7 @@ Patch70001: 2185.patch
 %define gtk3_version 3.15.0
 %define gtk4_version 4.0.0
 %define adwaita_version 1.0.0
-%define mutter_version 42~beta
+%define mutter_version 42~rc
 %define polkit_version 0.100
 %define gsettings_desktop_schemas_version 42~beta
 %define ibus_version 1.5.2
@@ -40,10 +36,6 @@ Patch70001: 2185.patch
 %define pipewire_version 0.3.0
 %define gnome_settings_daemon_version 3.37.1
 
-# ONLY for 2185.patch requiring CSS rebuild drop, when patch is
-# merged
-BuildRequires:  sassc
-
 BuildRequires:  bash-completion
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  meson
@@ -168,10 +160,6 @@ easy to use experience.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -S git -n %{name}-%{tarball_version}
-# remove pre-generated CSS files to force them to be rebuilt with
-# 2185.patch changes, remove this when 2185.patch is merged
-rm -f data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
-rm -f data/theme/gnome-shell.css
 
 %build
 %meson -Dextensions_app=false
@@ -244,6 +232,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/evolution-calendar.de
 %{_mandir}/man1/gnome-shell.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 07 2022 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 42~rc-1
+- Update to 42.rc
+
 * Tue Mar 01 2022 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 42~beta-4
 - Update the MR #2185 backport
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 337025d..1fcbc45 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (gnome-shell-42.beta.tar.xz) = 0f50f7e3f695e37a41f14847372e69dae5b995b46c842f38f2420e5c6ee62cb7897e0c67ce5ba26416e9c7050441213a4905d1e13036606f84a11c243132111f
+SHA512 (gnome-shell-42.rc.tar.xz) = f316153f967b96cf02c298e17f81471bca49f9a77cebfcf65bfeab662849a85c45b457ead70ee06c18154681d22a744d72aff6bcc2d3adbc7d2cfd89b4d54c1a