diff --git a/README b/README
index a7eed046..589699c6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Thats is it!!!
     project/
         README
         LICENSE
+        VERSION                    > this web2py version
         web2py.py                  > the startup script
         anyserver.py               > to run with third party servers
         wsgihandler.py             > handler to connect to WSGI
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c2aabc06..5c9293dc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.3 (2011-11-23 00:17:13) dev
+Version 1.99.3 (2011-11-23 00:20:13) dev