diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bf730796e..b3331e59e 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ under the License.
   <property name="mavendist.poi.dir" location="build/maven-dist/poi"/>
   <property name="mavendist.oap.dir" location="build/maven-dist/org.apache.poi"/>
   <property name="jar.name" value="poi"/>
-  <property name="version.id" value="3.1-beta3"/>
+  <property name="version.id" value="3.2-alpha1"/>
   <property name="halt.on.test.failure" value="true"/>
   <property name="jdk.version.source" value="1.3"
     description="JDK version of source code"/>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
index 6bce0e56b..e82fa59db 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
     </devs>
 
 		<!-- Don't forget to update status.xml too! -->
-        <release version="3.1-final" date="2008-06-??">
+        <release version="3.2-alpha1" date="2008-??-??">
+          <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add"><!-- to keep forrest dtd quiet--></action>
+        </release>
+        <release version="3.1-final" date="2008-06-29">
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">30978 - Fixed re-serialization of tRefErr3d and tAreaErr3d</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45234 - Removed incorrect shared formula conversion in CFRuleRecord</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45001 - Improved HWPF Range.replaceText()</action>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index 50c81b726..56f909718 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
 
 	<!-- Don't forget to update changes.xml too! -->
     <changes>
-        <release version="3.1-final" date="2008-06-??">
+        <release version="3.2-alpha1" date="2008-??-??">
+          <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add"><!-- to keep forrest dtd quiet--></action>
+        </release>
+        <release version="3.1-final" date="2008-06-29">
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">30978 - Fixed re-serialization of tRefErr3d and tAreaErr3d</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45234 - Removed incorrect shared formula conversion in CFRuleRecord</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45001 - Improved HWPF Range.replaceText()</action>