diff --git a/cli/README.md b/cli/README.md
index 600d5e45..6bec4c43 100644
--- a/cli/README.md
+++ b/cli/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://allthingsweb-dev.github.io/allthingsweb/install.bash | bash
 That installs the latest stable release in `~/.allthings/bin`. `allthings` 2 is in prerelease until the launch, so ask for one by name:
 
 ```sh
-curl -fsSL https://allthingsweb-dev.github.io/allthingsweb/install.bash | ALLTHINGS_VERSION=2.0.0-alpha.2 bash
+curl -fsSL https://allthingsweb-dev.github.io/allthingsweb/install.bash | ALLTHINGS_VERSION=2.0.0-alpha.3 bash
 ```
 
 ## Use
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index f457cb0a..235e5636 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "allthings",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.3",
   "description": "all things from your terminal and your agents: the evenings, who is on stage and how to get in.",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/pages/install.bash b/pages/install.bash
index fe041187..4e8598bf 100644
--- a/pages/install.bash
+++ b/pages/install.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #   curl -fsSL https://allthingsweb-dev.github.io/allthingsweb/install.bash | bash
 #
-# ALLTHINGS_VERSION=2.0.0-alpha.2 installs that (pre)release; the default is
+# ALLTHINGS_VERSION=2.0.0-alpha.3 installs that (pre)release; the default is
 # the latest stable release. ALLTHINGS_HOME moves the install (~/.allthings).
 set -euo pipefail