diff --git a/README b/README
index 056fb5fbabf1d2c62c370ac1a44eb186566362a5..79281817e90099424c4fd1a9382a84ff21b408bd 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ python modules. The install command is::
 
   python setup.py install
 
-If you have installed the boost libraries in a non-standard location
-you might need to pass the appropriate --include argument so that it
-find the correct headers. For example, if your headers reside in
-/opt/local/include, (which is the case if you have installed them
-through Mac Ports), you must issue the commands::
-
-  python setup.py build_ext --include=/opt/local/include
-  python setup.py install
-
 
 Mailing list
 ============
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 207c20f79af068901490f6600e9c77450484fc0b..214f0e5351d23fd389964df23e0d38871d79cb13 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ MAINTAINER_EMAIL    = 'fabian.pedregosa@inria.fr'
 URL                 = 'http://scikit-learn.sourceforge.net'
 LICENSE             = 'new BSD'
 DOWNLOAD_URL        = 'http://sourceforge.net/projects/scikit-learn/files/'
-VERSION             = '0.2-SVN'
+VERSION             = '0.2-beta'
 
 import setuptools # we are using a setuptools namespace
 from numpy.distutils.core import setup