diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index cf25f4270..1af17bdae 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-06-05  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DateHandler.py: fixed initialization of parser class
+
 2005-06-05  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* configure.in: Bump up the version number.
 
diff --git a/gramps2/NEWS b/gramps2/NEWS
index 3eaaeafb3..66acad354 100644
--- a/gramps2/NEWS
+++ b/gramps2/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2.0.3 -- the "Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti..." release
+* Fixed Date handler bug that would not allow dates to be updated.
+
 Version 2.0.2 -- the "Little fermented curd will do the trick" release
 * Updated German translation (Anton Huber).
 * Usability improvements for large databases.
diff --git a/gramps2/configure.in b/gramps2/configure.in
index 3adc23862..ad974497d 100644
--- a/gramps2/configure.in
+++ b/gramps2/configure.in
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_INIT(gramps, 2.0.3, gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/gramps.py)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.6.3)
-RELEASE=0.CVS$(head -c 10 ${srcdir}/ChangeLog | tr -d '-')
-dnl RELEASE=1
+dnl RELEASE=0.CVS$(head -c 10 ${srcdir}/ChangeLog | tr -d '-')
+RELEASE=1
 
 VERSIONSTRING=$VERSION
 if test x"$RELEASE" != "x"
diff --git a/gramps2/src/DateHandler.py b/gramps2/src/DateHandler.py
index 86606bbe7..3eb14b05f 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/DateHandler.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/DateHandler.py
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ load_plugins(datesDir)
 
 try:
     if _lang_to_parser.has_key(_lang):
-        parser = _lang_to_parser[_lang]
+        parser = _lang_to_parser[_lang]()
     else:
-        parser = _lang_to_parser[_lang_short]
+        parser = _lang_to_parser[_lang_short]()
 except:
     print "Date parser for",_lang,"not available, using default"
     parser = _lang_to_parser["C"]()