diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 27d54e836..e9b0d14fb 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ QUARTZ.NET CHANGELOG
 ==============================
 http://www.quartz-scheduler.net
 
-Release 3.0 alpha 2, xxx x 2016
+Release 3.0 alpha 2, Aug 24 2016
 --------------------------------
 
 FIXES
 
-* fix schduler signaling not working with AdoJobStore
+* fix scheduler signaling not working with AdoJobStore due to thread local storage
 * thread local state removed altogether
 * quartz.serializer.type was required even though non-serializing RAMJobStore was in use
 * JSON serialization incorrectly called serialization callbacks
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 1b9deaf71..d7d33282b 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-QUARTZ JOB SCHEDULER .NET, 3.0-alpha, Aug 16, 2016
+QUARTZ JOB SCHEDULER .NET, 3.0 alpha 2, Aug 24, 2016
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 http://www.quartz-scheduler.net/
diff --git a/src/Quartz.Serialization.Json/project.json b/src/Quartz.Serialization.Json/project.json
index 6af9bb7d9..1b1867ba7 100644
--- a/src/Quartz.Serialization.Json/project.json
+++ b/src/Quartz.Serialization.Json/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha1-*",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha2-*",
   "title": "Quartz.NET JSON Serialization",
   "description": "Quartz.NET JSON Serialization Support",
   "copyright": "Copyright Marko Lahma",
diff --git a/src/Quartz/project.json b/src/Quartz/project.json
index 87af80eeb..f32367d97 100644
--- a/src/Quartz/project.json
+++ b/src/Quartz/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha1-*",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha2-*",
   "title": "Quartz.NET",
   "description": "Quartz.NET Scheduling Framework for .NET Platform",
   "copyright": "Copyright Marko Lahma",