diff --git a/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/release.py b/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/release.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0767e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/release.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+__author__ = "Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>"
+version_info = (1,2,4,'beta',3)
+__version__ = "1.2.4b3"
diff --git a/MySQLdb/metadata.cfg b/MySQLdb/metadata.cfg
index d36e69b..79edfff 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/metadata.cfg
+++ b/MySQLdb/metadata.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
-version: 1.2.4b2
-version_info: (1,2,4,'beta',2)
+version: 1.2.4b3
+version_info: (1,2,4,'beta',3)
 description: Python interface to MySQL
 long_description: 
         =========================