Since X3 will be a beta release, call ZODB a beta release.

NEWS.txt

-What's new in ZODB3 3.3c1
-=========================
-Release date: 12-Aug-2004
-
-This is release candidate 1 for ZODB 3.3.  With luck, 3.3 final will be
-the same, except for version numbers.
+What's new in ZODB3 3.3 beta 2
+==============================
+Release date: 13-Aug-2004
 
 Transaction Managers
 --------------------

README.txt

-ZODB3 3.3 release candidate 1
-=============================
+ZODB3 3.3 beta 2
+================
 
 Introduction
 ------------

doc/guide/zodb.tex

 \documentclass{howto}
 
 \title{ZODB/ZEO Programming Guide}
-\release{3.3c1}
+\release{3.3b2}
 \date{\today}
 
 \author{A.M.\ Kuchling}

setup.py

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class MyDistribution(Distribution):
 doclines = __doc__.split("\n")
 
 setup(name="ZODB3",
-      version="3.3c1",
+      version="3.3b2",
       maintainer="Zope Corporation",
       maintainer_email="zodb-dev@zope.org",
       url = "http://www.zope.org/Wikis/ZODB",

src/ZEO/__init__.py

@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ ZEO is now part of ZODB; ZODB's home on the web is
 """
 
 # The next line must use double quotes, so release.py recognizes it.
-version = "2.3c1"
+version = "2.3b2"

src/ZEO/version.txt

-2.3c1
+2.3b2

src/ZODB/__init__.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 # The next line must use double quotes, so release.py recognizes it.
-__version__ = "3.3c1"
+__version__ = "3.3b2"
 
 import sys
 import __builtin__