diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index bc4e93a2..f70d0e2c 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@
         /_______  /|___|  /__|__|_|  /__|_|  /__|\___  >_______ \
                 \/      \/         \/      \/        \/        \/
 
-Shimmie 2.3 Beta
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-This code is for people who want to write extensions compatible with the
-next version of shimmie. You can run a production site with it if you're
-feeling brave, but it's not recommended.
+Shimmie 2.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+1000 days since the first import was converted to git \o/
 
-If there is a feature here, and not in the stable branch, that's probably
-because the feature doesn't work yet :P
+And over a year since the last non-beta release x_x
 
 
 New since 2.2
@@ -27,6 +24,8 @@ For admins:
  o) Improved extension management, built-in documentation function
  o) Built-in documentation for extensions
  o) Better spam filtering
+ o) CAPTCHA tests for signup and anonymous comments
+ o) Detailed event logging
 
 For users:
  o) New default theme
@@ -36,6 +35,13 @@ For users:
  o) Better searching
  o) Cooliris support
  o) Search for images you've voted for (simple "favourites" system)
+ o) Gravatar support
+ o) Nicer date formatting
+ o) Random image extension
+ o) The current featured image is linkable
+ o) Private message system
+ o) Only the most recent posts for each image shown on the comment list
+ o) Image pools extension
 
 For developers:
  o) More sensible APIs
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ For developers:
  o) Preliminary SQLite & Postgres support, for people with very small and
     very large sites (Not all extensions are compatible yet though)
 
+And much more that I can't remember \o/
+
 
 Requirements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e8ef5e5e..1974eb92 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ define("DEBUG", true);
 define("COVERAGE", true);
 define("CACHE_MEMCACHE", false);
 define("CACHE_DIR", false);
-define("VERSION", '2.3-beta10');
+define("VERSION", '2.3-rc1');
 define("SCORE_VERSION", 's2hack/'.VERSION);
 define("COOKIE_PREFIX", 'shm');