diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index eab1b1456e..9420d3439e 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 
+2.0.0beta3 / 2011-03-09 
+==================
+
+  * Added support for `res.contentType()` literal
+    The original `res.contentType('.json')`,
+    `res.contentType('application/json')`, and `res.contentType('json')`
+    will work now.
+  * Added `res.render()` status option support back
+  * Added charset option for `res.render()`
+  * Added `.charset` support (via connect 1.0.4)
+  * Added view resolution hints when in development and a lookup fails
+  * Added layout lookup support relative to the page view.
+    For example while rendering `./views/user/index.jade` if you create
+    `./views/user/layout.jade` it will be used in favour of the root layout.
+  * Fixed `res.redirect()`. RFC states absolute url [reported by unlink]
+  * Fixed; default `res.send()` string charset to utf8
+  * Removed `Partial` constructor (not currently used)
+
 2.0.0beta2 / 2011-03-07 
 ==================
 
diff --git a/bin/express b/bin/express
index 0962b59224..6f8e0abb4d 100755
--- a/bin/express
+++ b/bin/express
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var fs = require('fs')
  * Framework version.
  */
 
-var version = '2.0.0beta2';
+var version = '2.0.0beta3';
 
 /**
  * Add session support.
diff --git a/docs/guide.md b/docs/guide.md
index 00931f8842..11bf7a2292 100644
--- a/docs/guide.md
+++ b/docs/guide.md
@@ -783,6 +783,10 @@ A literal _Content-Type_ works as well:
 
       res.contentType('application/json');
 
+Or simply the extension without leading `.`:
+
+      res.contentType('json');
+
 ### res.attachment([filename])
 
 Sets the _Content-Disposition_ response header to "attachment", with optional _filename_.
diff --git a/lib/express.js b/lib/express.js
index c0c1e9a1a5..8573ea7c7a 100644
--- a/lib/express.js
+++ b/lib/express.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var exports = module.exports = connect.middleware;
  * Framework version.
  */
 
-exports.version = '2.0.0beta2';
+exports.version = '2.0.0beta3';
 
 /**
  * Shortcut for `new Server(...)`.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e68e7c9689..6e9edb05cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "express",
   "description": "Sinatra inspired web development framework",
-  "version": "2.0.0beta2",
+  "version": "2.0.0beta3",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "contributors": [ 
     { "name": "TJ Holowaychuk", "email": "tj@vision-media.ca" }, 
diff --git a/test/response.test.js b/test/response.test.js
index 77d5fbf29e..6b91b503c2 100644
--- a/test/response.test.js
+++ b/test/response.test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
     
     app.get('/text', function(req, res){
       res.header('X-Foo', 'bar');
-      res.contentType('.txt');
+      res.contentType('txt');
       res.send('wahoo');
     });