diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index b95bd0bb7..bba58b84a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Binaries
 
-### 0.2.17-alpha
+### 0.2.17 - 2013-02-07
 
 **Upgrading from 0.2.16**: IDENTIFY and SUB now return success responses (they previously only
 responded to errors). The official Go and Python libraries are forwards/backwards compatible with
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ removed in a future release.
 
 ## Go Client Library
 
-### 0.3.1-alpha
+### 0.3.1 - 2013-02-07
 
 **Upgrading from 0.3.0**: This release requires NSQ binary version `0.2.17+` for `TOUCH` support.
 
diff --git a/INSTALLING.md b/INSTALLING.md
index e3545d219..bde113af1 100644
--- a/INSTALLING.md
+++ b/INSTALLING.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Pre-built binaries (`nsqd`, `nsqlookupd`, `nsqadmin`, and all example apps) for linux and darwin are
 available for download:
 
+ * [nsq-0.2.17.darwin-amd64.tar.gz][0.2.17_darwin]
+ * [nsq-0.2.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz][0.2.17_linux]
  * [nsq-0.2.16.darwin-amd64.tar.gz][0.2.16_darwin]
  * [nsq-0.2.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz][0.2.16_linux]
  * [nsq-0.2.15.darwin-amd64.tar.gz][0.2.15_darwin]
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ Python module (for building Python readers)
 
     $ ./test.sh
 
+[0.2.17_darwin]: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitly-downloads/nsq/nsq-0.2.17.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
+[0.2.17_linux]: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitly-downloads/nsq/nsq-0.2.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 [0.2.16_darwin]: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitly-downloads/nsq/nsq-0.2.16.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
 [0.2.16_linux]: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitly-downloads/nsq/nsq-0.2.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 [0.2.15_darwin]: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitly-downloads/nsq/nsq-0.2.15.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3b4faca8..6f7aee9fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ data format (messages can be JSON, [MsgPack][msgpack], [Protocol Buffers][go-pro
 else). Official Go and Python libraries are available out of the box and, if you're interested in
 building your own client, there's a [protocol spec][protocol] (see [client libraries](#client)).
 
-The latest stable release is **[0.2.16][latest_tag]**. We publish [binary releases][binary] for
+The latest stable release is **[0.2.17][latest_tag]**. We publish [binary releases][binary] for
 linux and darwin.
 
 NOTE: master is our *development* branch and may *not* be stable at all times.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ NSQ was designed and developed by Matt Reiferson ([@imsnakes][snakes_twitter]) a
 [design]: docs/design.md
 [docs]: docs
 [patterns]: docs/patterns.md
-[latest_tag]: https://github.com/bitly/nsq/tree/v0.2.16
+[latest_tag]: https://github.com/bitly/nsq/tree/v0.2.17
 [pynsq_pypi]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pynsq
 [nodensq_npm]: https://npmjs.org/package/nsq
 [ruby_nsq_rubygems]: http://rubygems.org/gems/ruby_nsq
diff --git a/nsq/version.go b/nsq/version.go
index fc8f3a1e6..209209092 100644
--- a/nsq/version.go
+++ b/nsq/version.go
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 // as a high-level Reader library to implement robust consumers.
 package nsq
 
-const VERSION = "0.3.1-alpha"
+const VERSION = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/util/binary_version.go b/util/binary_version.go
index d2b0c7545..7a0c8df99 100644
--- a/util/binary_version.go
+++ b/util/binary_version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package util
 
-const BINARY_VERSION = "0.2.17-alpha"
+const BINARY_VERSION = "0.2.17"