diff --git a/init.cpp b/init.cpp
index ecb1709c..16305345 100644
--- a/init.cpp
+++ b/init.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ bool CMyApp::OnInit2()
     if (!fDebug && !pszSetDataDir[0])
         ShrinkDebugFile();
     printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
-    printf("Bitcoin version 0.%d.%d%s beta, OS version %s\n", VERSION/100, VERSION%100, pszSubVer, ((string)wxGetOsDescription()).c_str());
+    printf("Bitcoin version %d.%d.%d%s, OS version %s\n", VERSION/10000, (VERSION/100)%100, VERSION%100, pszSubVer, ((string)wxGetOsDescription()).c_str());
     printf("System default language is %d %s\n", m_locale.GetSystemLanguage(), ((string)m_locale.GetSysName()).c_str());
     printf("Language file %s (%s)\n", (string("locale/") + (string)m_locale.GetCanonicalName() + "/LC_MESSAGES/bitcoin.mo").c_str(), ((string)m_locale.GetLocale()).c_str());
 
diff --git a/irc.cpp b/irc.cpp
index c63ba477..46c53bd1 100644
--- a/irc.cpp
+++ b/irc.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ void ThreadIRCSeed(void* parg)
         else
             strMyName = strprintf("x%u", GetRand(1000000000));
 
-
         Send(hSocket, strprintf("NICK %s\r", strMyName.c_str()).c_str());
         Send(hSocket, strprintf("USER %s 8 * : %s\r", strMyName.c_str(), strMyName.c_str()).c_str());
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index e3b04741..2b08744d 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1862,6 +1862,8 @@ bool ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
         uint64 nNonce = 1;
         string strSubVer;
         vRecv >> pfrom->nVersion >> pfrom->nServices >> nTime >> addrMe;
+        if (pfrom->nVersion == 10300)
+            pfrom->nVersion = 300;
         if (pfrom->nVersion >= 106 && !vRecv.empty())
             vRecv >> addrFrom >> nNonce;
         if (pfrom->nVersion >= 106 && !vRecv.empty())
diff --git a/net.cpp b/net.cpp
index 3c5c9bd3..dc1debd2 100644
--- a/net.cpp
+++ b/net.cpp
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg)
         // Wait
         vnThreadsRunning[1]--;
         Sleep(500);
-        const int nMaxConnections = 15;
+        const int nMaxConnections = 8;
         while (vNodes.size() >= nMaxConnections)
         {
             Sleep(2000);
diff --git a/serialize.h b/serialize.h
index b0529a0c..57ac5e34 100644
--- a/serialize.h
+++ b/serialize.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CDataStream;
 class CAutoFile;
 
 static const int VERSION = 300;
-static const char* pszSubVer = " rc2";
+static const char* pszSubVer = "";
 
 
 
diff --git a/ui.cpp b/ui.cpp
index 42da9ca3..973cb0c6 100644
--- a/ui.cpp
+++ b/ui.cpp
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ void COptionsDialog::OnButtonApply(wxCommandEvent& event)
 
 CAboutDialog::CAboutDialog(wxWindow* parent) : CAboutDialogBase(parent)
 {
-    m_staticTextVersion->SetLabel(strprintf(_("version 0.%d.%d beta"), VERSION/100, VERSION%100));
+    m_staticTextVersion->SetLabel(strprintf(_("version %d.%d.%d"), VERSION/10000, (VERSION/100)%100, VERSION%100));
 
     // Change (c) into UTF-8 or ANSI copyright symbol
     wxString str = m_staticTextMain->GetLabel();