diff --git a/META b/META
index 066992f4e526466cdd47b889c1d908e1e974f25a..35adf88923e6e65bf263d02bcc6bb74acedbcff0 100644
--- a/META
+++ b/META
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
   Minor:	3
   Micro:        0
   Version:	0.3.0
-  Release:	0.pre1
+  Release:	0.pre2
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 729b85d7445c99c554060b422614ba2fa71cd250..fed4fa567b2e2d90014779e0194d97ff2e3aeecd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 This file describes changes in recent versions of SLURM. It primarily
 documents those changes that are of interest to users and admins. 
 
+* Changes in SLURM 0.3.0-pre2
+=============================
+ -- Fixes for reported problems:
+   - slurm/326: Properly clean-up jobs terminating on non-responding nodes
+ -- Move all configuration data structure into common/read_config, scontrol
+    now always shows default values if not specified in slurm.conf file
+ -- Remove the unused "Prioritize" configuration parameter
+
 * Changes in SLURM 0.3.0-pre1
 =============================
  -- Fixes for reported problems: