diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4a44856c79..f221d07310 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+What's new in version 2.0.3?
+----------------------------
+
+LyX 2.0.3 still requires a python 2 interpreter, but steps have been taken
+to avoid problems on systems where python 3 is the default python interpreter.
+A python 2 interpreter is now automatically detected and used; distribution
+maintainers are encouraged to verify their patch sets.
+
+
 What's new in version 2.0.2?
 ----------------------------
 
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 9a12071991..0437b7f399 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -216,14 +216,6 @@ on your system. Instant preview wil be disabled if dv2dt is not found.
 For proper LuaTeX support you need to have at least TeXLive 2010.
 
 
-Known issues in version 2.0.0
------------------------------
-
-- LyX needs to be run under Python 2 and will not work properly on systems
-  where Python 3 is the default binary. See bug #7030 to know how to fix
-  this properly, since simple sheebang conversion in *.py files will not
-  be enough.
-
 Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x
 -------------------------------------------------------