diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32c4dbc..491222d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ callback-based API for message passing.
 
 See the User Guide in the docs directory for more detail.
 
+## Release 2.0.3 ##
+
+* bugfix: fixed a memory leak
+* bugfix: cyrus test fixed
+
 ## Release 2.0.0 ##
 
 * Support for proton 0.10
diff --git a/pyngus/__init__.py b/pyngus/__init__.py
index 29ebd03..15fa8f3 100644
--- a/pyngus/__init__.py
+++ b/pyngus/__init__.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ from pyngus.link import SenderLink, SenderEventHandler
 from pyngus.sockets import read_socket_input
 from pyngus.sockets import write_socket_output
 
-VERSION = (2, 0, 2)  # major, minor, fix
+VERSION = (2, 0, 3)  # major, minor, fix
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f332ea0..72e24fe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-_VERSION = "2.0.2"   # NOTE: update __init__.py too!
+_VERSION = "2.0.3"   # NOTE: update __init__.py too!
 
 # I hack, therefore I am (productive) Some distros (which will not be named)
 # don't use setup.py to install the proton python module.  In this case, pip