diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 989688be79d..96da54b7739 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	0
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	2
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION		"2.3a1"
+#define PY_VERSION		"2.3a2"
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
    Use this for numeric comparisons, e.g. #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= ... */
diff --git a/PC/python_nt.rc b/PC/python_nt.rc
index 08993b974ee..69415cac243 100644
--- a/PC/python_nt.rc
+++ b/PC/python_nt.rc
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
  * but that neither gives an error nor comes anywhere close to working.  The
  * following comment and #define are output from PCbuild\field3.py:
  *
- * For 2.3a0,
+ * For 2.3a2,
  * PY_MICRO_VERSION = 0
  * PY_RELEASE_LEVEL = 'alpha' = 0xa
- * PY_RELEASE_SERIAL = 1
+ * PY_RELEASE_SERIAL = 2
  *
- * and 0*1000 + 10*10 + 1 = 101
+ * and 0*1000 + 10*10 + 2 = 102
  */
-#define FIELD3 101
+#define FIELD3 102
 
 /* e.g., 2.1a2
  * PY_VERSION comes from patchevel.h
diff --git a/PCbuild/BUILDno.txt b/PCbuild/BUILDno.txt
index a657e1cd56c..1916aa88f1f 100644
--- a/PCbuild/BUILDno.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/BUILDno.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ How to change the Windows build number:
 
 Windows Python BUILD numbers
 ----------------------------
+  39    2.3a2
+        19-Feb-2002
   38    2.3a1
         31-Dec-2002
   37    2.2.2 (final)
diff --git a/PCbuild/python20.wse b/PCbuild/python20.wse
index e12c7096616..ad92740101c 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python20.wse
+++ b/PCbuild/python20.wse
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Document Type: WSE
 item: Global
   Version=8.14
-  Title=Python 2.3 alpha 1
+  Title=Python 2.3 alpha 2
   Flags=00010100
   Languages=65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Japanese Font Name=MS Gothic
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ item: Global
   Patch Flags=0000000000001001
   Patch Threshold=85
   Patch Memory=4000
-  EXE Filename=Python-2.3a1.exe
+  EXE Filename=Python-2.3a2.exe
   Dialogs Version=8
-  Version File=2.3a1
+  Version File=2.3a2
   Version Description=Python Programming Language
   Version Copyright=©2001-2003 Python Software Foundation
   Version Company=PythonLabs at Zope Corporation
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ item: Global
 end
 item: Set Variable
   Variable=PYVER_STRING
-  Value=2.3a1
+  Value=2.3a2
 end
 item: Remark
 end