diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 429c2de6ce..240c810255 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+<a name="2.3.0-beta.0"></a>
+# [2.3.0-beta.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0...2.3.0-beta.0) (2016-11-17)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **compiler:** assert xliff messages have translations ([7908679](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7908679)), closes [#12815](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12815) [#12604](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12604)
+* **compiler:** updates hash algo for xmb/xtb files ([2f14415](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2f14415))
+* **core:** fix placeholders handling in i18n. ([76e4911](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/76e4911)), closes [#12512](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12512)
+* **core:** misc i18n fixes ([ed5e98d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ed5e98d))
+* **core:** xmb serializer uses decimal messaged IDs ([08c038e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/08c038e)), closes [#12511](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12511)
+* **platform-browser:** enable AOT ([efbbefd](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/efbbefd)), closes [#12783](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12783)
+
+### Features
+
+* **core:** add `attachView` / `detachView` to ApplicationRef ([9f7d32a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9f7d32a)), closes [#9293](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9293)
+* **core:** expose `ViewRef` as `ChangeDetectorRef` ([1b5384e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1b5384e)), closes [#12722](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12722)
+* **core:** implements a decimal fingerprint for i18n ([582550a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/582550a))
+* **router:** register router with ngprobe ([c2fae72](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c2fae72))
+* **router_link:** add skipLocationChange and replaceUrl inputs ([#12850](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12850)) ([46d1502](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/46d1502))
+
+Note: The 2.3.0-beta.1 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.2.1 release.
+
 <a name="2.2.1"></a>
 ## [2.2.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0...2.2.1) (2016-11-17)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30e053353b..abec86af54 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-srcs",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.3.0-beta.0",
   "private": true,
   "branchPattern": "2.0.*",
   "description": "Angular 2 - a web framework for modern web apps",