diff --git a/documentation/releasenotes.rst b/documentation/releasenotes.rst
index f6fdd97..b916355 100644
--- a/documentation/releasenotes.rst
+++ b/documentation/releasenotes.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ Release Notes
 1.2.4 (UNRELEASED)
 ------------------
 
+* data: Relax when assigning struct[] or union[] of similar types.
 * client: avoid assert() with invalid forced server name.
 * client: propagate exception during early op. setup.
 * client: GET yield complete updates after first.
+* server: Ensure that variables bound into operation callback ``std::function<>`` are
+  released promptly when that operation is ended.
+* server: relax post() after finish().  Return false instead of throwing ``std::logic_error``.
 * ioc: ensure db_cancel_event() before ~MonitorControlOp
   * QSRV also effected by bug in [db_cancel_event()](https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base/issues/423).
 * ioc: Fix typo preventing processing of DBR_STRING fields.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 119d84d..80a74f1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ build_dso.sub_commands.extend([
 
 
 pvxs_ver = '%(PVXS_MAJOR_VERSION)s.%(PVXS_MINOR_VERSION)s.%(PVXS_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)s'%pvxsversion
-pvxs_ver += 'a2'
+pvxs_ver += 'a3'
 
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.md')) as F:
     long_description = F.read()