diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index bdac54c10f..437b49e586 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OpenSSL Releases
 OpenSSL 3.0
 -----------
 
-### Changes between 1.1.1 and 3.0 [xx XXX xxxx]
+### Changes between 1.1.1 and 3.0 alpha 13 [11 Mar 2021]
 
  * Windows thread synchronization uses read/write primitives (SRWLock) when
    supported by the OS, otherwise CriticalSection continues to be used.
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a9e796dd7b..f3fe97b564 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ OpenSSL Releases
 OpenSSL 3.0
 -----------
 
-### Major changes between OpenSSL 1.1.1 and OpenSSL 3.0 [under development]
+### Major changes between OpenSSL 1.1.1 and OpenSSL 3.0 alpha 13 [in pre-release]
 
   * Changed the license to the Apache License v2.0.
   * Moved all variations of the EVP ciphers CAST5, BF, IDEA, SEED, RC2,
diff --git a/VERSION.dat b/VERSION.dat
index e54cbf764d..48101a4c80 100644
--- a/VERSION.dat
+++ b/VERSION.dat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAJOR=3
 MINOR=0
 PATCH=0
-PRE_RELEASE_TAG=alpha13-dev
+PRE_RELEASE_TAG=alpha13
 BUILD_METADATA=
-RELEASE_DATE=""
+RELEASE_DATE="11 Mar 2021"
 SHLIB_VERSION=3