diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3e29bb7e19112fd4e8425710f0fec3c5668ddb4b..02db6e5ffb2a03cf8a415ddbe3ecf4bb67383eb2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CVS code -
+GNU nano 1.9.99pre3 - 2006.10.25
 - chars.c:
   nstrncasecmp()
 	- When returning, use the "?" operator instead of an if/else
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 577b49b3ac7a70b0a59f30013bfc93b420510c93..9134d6d253f1016809b8c24a8b691263a6970e65 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006.10.25 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre3 learns to appreciate life.  This
+		release fixes a bug where the screen sometimes wouldn't
+		be updated properly after copying text into the
+		cutbuffer, fixes a potential warning while compiling,
+		and fixes a few other minor inconsistencies.  Have fun.
+
 2006.10.02 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre2 crosses the threshold.  This release
 		fixes a few more bugs: cursor positioning after leaving
 		the statusbar prompt has been fixed, and verbatim input
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 562e03f59a14efb4cde97d9d792fee839837f57a..0ec7b8040a8b55e50d5ebcb19ba6b174e1ef6c52 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [1.9.99pre2-cvs], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [1.9.99pre3], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE