diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 75ecfc22f47c8..1d96cabb81db2 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 6 [6 Aug 2020]
 
  * Allow SSL_set1_host() and SSL_add1_host() to take IP literal addresses
    as well as actual hostnames.
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 801016f2b5ca1..ee95b51b9a74c 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 6 [in pre-release]
 
   * Deprecated the `ENGINE` API.
   * Added `OPENSSL_CTX`, a libcrypto library context.
diff --git a/VERSION.dat b/VERSION.dat
index 7c83447f6671b..110800ab378c4 100644
--- a/VERSION.dat
+++ b/VERSION.dat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAJOR=3
 MINOR=0
 PATCH=0
-PRE_RELEASE_TAG=alpha6-dev
+PRE_RELEASE_TAG=alpha6
 BUILD_METADATA=
-RELEASE_DATE=""
+RELEASE_DATE="6 Aug 2020"
 SHLIB_VERSION=3