diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index db478095d4..431037541a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 5.12.0-beta.1
+current_version = 5.12.0-beta.2
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(-(?P<stage>[^.]*)\.(?P<devnum>\d+))?
diff --git a/docs/releases.rst b/docs/releases.rst
index 2eac55cc12..b8044fe181 100644
--- a/docs/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/releases.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@ v5 Breaking Changes Summary
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+v5.12.0-beta.2 (2020-07-14)
+---------------------------
+
+Bugfixes
+~~~~~~~~
+
+- Support ethpm-spec submodule in distributions. (`#1682 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/1682>`__)
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Modernize the deploy contract example. (`#1679 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/1679>`__)
+- Use ethpm v3 packages in examples documentation. (`#1683 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/1683>`__)
+
+
 v5.12.0-beta.1 (2020-07-09)
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/1679.doc.rst b/newsfragments/1679.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f4d195b585..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/1679.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Modernize the deploy contract example.
diff --git a/newsfragments/1682.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/1682.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 53d0ff736b..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/1682.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support ethpm-spec submodule in distributions.
diff --git a/newsfragments/1683.doc.rst b/newsfragments/1683.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 23e13063a6..0000000000
--- a/newsfragments/1683.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use ethpm v3 packages in examples documentation.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c17930259a..7b161b65a1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 setup(
     name='web3',
     # *IMPORTANT*: Don't manually change the version here. Use the 'bumpversion' utility.
-    version='5.12.0-beta.1',
+    version='5.12.0-beta.2',
     description="""Web3.py""",
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     long_description_markdown_filename='README.md',