pre-release machinations
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0d05e03..13323f5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 2.5 beta 3?
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-*Release date: XX-AUG-2006*
+*Release date: 03-AUG-2006*
 
 Core and builtins
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