post release updates
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 945afdf..8742cb4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
(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 @@
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().