diff --git a/README b/README
index 81ebcf82b..0f61a0416 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is release 2.0_beta of the M5 simulator.
+This is release 2.0_beta (patch 1) of the M5 simulator.
 
 For detailed information about building the simulator and getting
 started please refer to http://www.m5sim.org.
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index dd458e841..39086de89 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Aug. 25, 2006: m5_2.0_beta patch 1
+--------------------
+Handful of minor bug fixes for m5_2.0_beta,
+along with a few new regression tests.
+
 Aug. 15, 2006: m5_2.0_beta
 --------------------
 Major update to M5 including: