diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 945afdf25da..8742cb449a7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Python News
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
-What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 2?
+What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 3?
 =================================
 
 *Release date: XX-XXX-2008*
@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 2?
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+Extensions Modules
+------------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+Build
+-----
+
+C API
+-----
+
+
+What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 2?
+=================================
+
+*Release date: 02-Apr-2008*
+
+Core and builtins
+-----------------
+
 - Issue #1733757: The interpreter would hang on shutdown if the tracing 
   function set by sys.settrace is still active and happens to call
   threading.currentThread().