diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 2598bd5f..e796292b 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
 
 ## 0.11 (current master/dev)
 
+#### 0.11.3
+
+- add HDF5 backend
+- GR replaces PyPlot as first-choice backend
+- support for legend position in GR
+- smaller markers in GR
+- better viewport size in GR
+- fix glvisualize support
+- remove bug with three-argument method of `text`
+- `legendtitle` attribute added
+- add test for `spy`
+
 #### 0.11.0
 
 - julia 0.6 compatibility
diff --git a/src/Plots.jl b/src/Plots.jl
index 9b613056..6c2d129d 100644
--- a/src/Plots.jl
+++ b/src/Plots.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__precompile__(true)
+__precompile__(false)
 
 module Plots
 
diff --git a/test/imgcomp.jl b/test/imgcomp.jl
index 1934e6b6..61a48911 100644
--- a/test/imgcomp.jl
+++ b/test/imgcomp.jl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ default(size=(500,300))
 # TODO: use julia's Condition type and the wait() and notify() functions to initialize a Window, then wait() on a condition that
 #       is referenced in a button press callback (the button clicked callback will call notify() on that condition)
 
-const _current_plots_version = v"0.11.2"
+const _current_plots_version = v"0.11.3"
 
 
 function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = false, popup = isinteractive(), sigma = [1,1], eps = 1e-2)