diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index acfcab53bcf..6c2112795d5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+========================================
+==> Release 1.2 BETA 3 (13 Feb 1995) <==
+========================================
+
 Mon Feb 13 12:39:16 1995  Guido van Rossum  <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
 
 	* README: removed remark on NeXT and -posix since this is now done
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index c66dc7d9d3b..152a99a543b 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define PATCHLEVEL "1.2-beta-2"
+#define PATCHLEVEL "1.2-beta-3"