diff --git a/NEWINSTALL b/NEWINSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWINSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c63f391c..e41b5a43 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.3.0 (2012-12-12 21:47:13) rc1
+Version 2.3.0 (2012-12-12 21:48:42) rc1