diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ecf4fb810f16ec..f21b4bc347555a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Python News
 What's New in Python 2.3 alpha 2?
 =================================
 
-*Release date: XX-XXX-2003*
+*Release date: 19-Feb-2003*
 
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
@@ -346,20 +346,18 @@ C API
   'B', 'h', 'H', 'i', and 'l' codes).  Future versions of Python will
   raise a TypeError.
 
-
-New platforms
--------------
-
-TBD
-
 Tests
 -----
 
-TBD
+- Several tests weren't being run.  Now they are.
 
 Windows
 -------
 
+- The timeout code for socket connect() didn't work right; this has
+  now been fixed.  test_timeout.py should pass (at least most of the
+  time).
+
 - distutils' msvccompiler class now passes the preprocessor options to
   the resource compiler.  See SF patch #669198.
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 6cf64e8d24ef4b..c81d8b3f065af9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 2.3 alpha 1
+This is Python version 2.3 alpha 2
 ==================================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003 Python Software Foundation.