diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 8f0ed4610..47efeb8a6 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ xxxx-xx-xx
   - Reduce artifacts in single-sided Buffers: (GH-665 #810 and #712, Sandro Santilli)
   - GeoJSONReader: Fix 2D empty geometry creation (GH-909, Mike Taves)
   - GEOSClipByRect: Fix case with POINT EMPTY (GH-913, Mike Taves)
+  - Support mixed GeometryCollection in overlay ops (GH-797, Paul Ramsey)
 
 - Changes:
   - Remove Orientation.isCCW exception to simplify logic and align with JTS (GH-878, Martin Davis)
diff --git a/Version.txt b/Version.txt
index 4dc44d71a..664171820 100644
--- a/Version.txt
+++ b/Version.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GEOS_VERSION_MINOR=12
 GEOS_VERSION_PATCH=0
 
 # OPTIONS: "", "dev", "rc1" etc.
-GEOS_PATCH_WORD=dev
+GEOS_PATCH_WORD=beta2
 
 # GEOS CAPI Versions
 #