diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f8f52bb3..a76aaf77 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_inc
 from distutils.ccompiler import get_default_compiler
 
-PSYCOPG_VERSION = '2.0b2'
+PSYCOPG_VERSION = '2.0b3'
 version_flags   = []
 
 # to work around older distutil limitations