diff --git a/spec/entities.dtd b/spec/entities.dtd
index e32b2fb1c..59b8b52f7 100644
--- a/spec/entities.dtd
+++ b/spec/entities.dtd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 <!-- comment / uncomment the appropriate entity -->
-<!ENTITY % sub.entities SYSTEM "entitiesedcopy.dtd" >
-<!-- <!ENTITY % sub.entities SYSTEM "entitieswd.dtd" > -->
+<!-- <!ENTITY % sub.entities SYSTEM "entitiesedcopy.dtd" > -->
+<!ENTITY % sub.entities SYSTEM "entitieswd.dtd" >
 <!-- <!ENTITY % sub.entities SYSTEM "entitiesfpwd.dtd" > -->
 <!-- <!ENTITY % sub.entities SYSTEM "entitiescr.dtd" > -->
 %sub.entities;
diff --git a/spec/entitieswd.dtd b/spec/entitieswd.dtd
index 7fec986fc..0753ee331 100644
--- a/spec/entitieswd.dtd
+++ b/spec/entitieswd.dtd
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   Date parameters
   -->
 <!ENTITY draft.year "2017">
-<!ENTITY draft.month "January">
-<!ENTITY draft.mm "01">
-<!ENTITY draft.day "6">
-<!ENTITY draft.dd "06">
+<!ENTITY draft.month "June">
+<!ENTITY draft.mm "06">
+<!ENTITY draft.day "30">
+<!ENTITY draft.dd "30">
 
 <!ENTITY draft.date "&draft.year;&draft.mm;&draft.dd;">
 
diff --git a/spec/status.xml b/spec/status.xml
index 1bd7dbd79..e2d5c9af2 100644
--- a/spec/status.xml
+++ b/spec/status.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 If you wish to make comments regarding this document, please send them to
 <loc href="mailto:public-tt@w3.org">public-tt@w3.org</loc>
 (<loc href="mailto:public-tt-request@w3.org?subject=subscribe">subscribe</loc>, <loc href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-tt/">archives</loc>)
-with a subject line starting with <code>[TTML2]</code>.
-A cumulative summary of all changes applied
-to this version since the current (TTML1, 2nd Edition) Recommendation was published is available at
-<loc  href="ttml2-changes.html">Changes from TTML1 (2nd Ed.) to TTML2 Working Draft (Latest Revision)</loc>.</p>
+with a subject line starting with <code>[TTML2]</code>.</p>
+<p>The Timed Text Working Group intends to recommend transition of this
+document to Candidate Recommendation and is offering this Working
+Draft for a public review period ending on 30 September 2017.
+A cumulative summary of all changes applied to this version since the current
+(TTML1, 2nd Edition) Recommendation was published is available at
+<loc  href="ttml2-changes.html">Changes from TTML1 (2nd Ed.) to TTML2 Working Draft (Latest Revision)</loc>.
+An abbreviated list of changes affecting language syntax can be found at <specref ref="changes-from-ttml1-vocabulary"/>.</p>
 <p>This document has been produced by the <loc
 href="https://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/TT/">Timed Text (TT) Working Group</loc> as
 part of the W3C <loc href="http://www.w3.org/2008/WebVideo/">Video
diff --git a/spec/ttml2.xml b/spec/ttml2.xml
index ec2626f6f..66a06fbcd 100644
--- a/spec/ttml2.xml
+++ b/spec/ttml2.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <!ENTITY status SYSTEM "status.xml">
 <!ENTITY document.status "Editors' copy $Date$">
 <!ENTITY title "&title;">
-<!ENTITY prevloc "https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-ttml2-20161117/">
+<!ENTITY prevloc "https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-ttml2-20170106/">
 <!ENTITY latestedloc "https://w3c.github.io/ttml2/spec/ttml2.html">
 <!ENTITY versionOfTT "2">
 <!ENTITY tbd "<phrase role='tbd'>To Be Defined</phrase>">