diff --git a/.hgtags b/.hgtags
index 211c376fc57..390e10d9f54 100644
--- a/.hgtags
+++ b/.hgtags
@@ -171,3 +171,4 @@ cc15d736d860303b9da90d43cd32db39bab048df v3.5.0rc2
 f3edf13dc339b8942ae6b309771ab197dd8ce6fa v3.6.0a3
 017cf260936b444788c9b671d195b7bfd83dbd25 v3.6.0a4
 5b0ca4ed5e2f0669d76ece7ef975c544580f12b4 v3.6.0b1
+b9fadc7d1c3f9c3c77f32f35afbe1a1cc38070e6 v3.6.0b2
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index b6235084564..29da489cfac 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	6
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	0
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_BETA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	2
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.0b1+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.6.0b2+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
index 3579484fd0e..aaf2ce65f12 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Sep 12 10:47:11 2016
+# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Oct 10 15:59:17 2016
 topics = {'assert': '\n'
            'The "assert" statement\n'
            '**********************\n'
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 388a75760a5..70dac5ae02a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
-What's New in Python 3.6.0 beta 2
+What's New in Python 3.6.0 beta 3
 =================================
 
 *Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ What's New in Python 3.6.0 beta 2
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+Library
+-------
+
+
+What's New in Python 3.6.0 beta 2
+=================================
+
+*Release date: 2016-10-10*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
 - Issue #28183: Optimize and cleanup dict iteration.
 
 - Issue #26081: Added C implementation of asyncio.Future.
@@ -266,6 +278,7 @@ Tests
 
 - Issue #28217: Adds _testconsole module to test console input.
 
+
 What's New in Python 3.6.0 beta 1
 =================================
 
@@ -1001,6 +1014,7 @@ Build
 - Issue #10910: Avoid C++ compilation errors on FreeBSD and OS X.
   Also update FreedBSD version checks for the original ctype UTF-8 workaround.
 
+
 What's New in Python 3.6.0 alpha 3
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index d15e1f61785..09b8b34fa7c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.6.0 beta 1
+This is Python version 3.6.0 beta 2
 ===================================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,