diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f976ec6f47..cbd40d3f46 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+2.0-beta-pre | 2011-10-26 14:48:59 -0700
+
+  * Release 2.0-beta-pre.
+
+1.6-dev-1506 | 2011-10-26 14:48:43 -0700
+
+  * Updating submodule(s). (Robin Sommer)
+
 1.6-dev-1505 | 2011-10-26 14:43:58 -0700
 
   * A new base script that pretty-prints alarms in the regular
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 629da350b7..0cfd5a6adb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6-dev-1505
+2.0-beta-pre
diff --git a/aux/broccoli b/aux/broccoli
index 13c87ac2f4..3868eecc7c 160000
--- a/aux/broccoli
+++ b/aux/broccoli
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 13c87ac2f4561c77562bfaf8816caad0c2651291
+Subproject commit 3868eecc7c070e987b47d7bb4f6ddcf83477c5d7
diff --git a/aux/broctl b/aux/broctl
index a59d4ee1dd..09e5dbcdf5 160000
--- a/aux/broctl
+++ b/aux/broctl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a59d4ee1ddc4dcde54cb3e3cedea870314a3b380
+Subproject commit 09e5dbcdf587fefba999a5f002d8262e51295402