diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml
index 700ef037..0830afcd 100644
--- a/protocol/wayland.xml
+++ b/protocol/wayland.xml
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@
     </request>
   </interface>
 
-  <interface name="wl_output" version="2">
+  <interface name="wl_output" version="3">
     <description summary="compositor output region">
       An output describes part of the compositor geometry.  The
       compositor works in the 'compositor coordinate system' and an
@@ -2369,6 +2369,8 @@
       <arg name="refresh" type="int" summary="vertical refresh rate in mHz"/>
     </event>
 
+    <!-- Version 2 additions -->
+
     <event name="done" since="2">
       <description summary="sent all information about output">
         This event is sent after all other properties have been
@@ -2402,6 +2404,15 @@
       </description>
       <arg name="factor" type="int" summary="scaling factor of output"/>
     </event>
+
+    <!-- Version 3 additions -->
+
+    <request name="release" type="destructor" since="3">
+      <description summary="release the output object">
+	Using this request a client can tell the server that it is not going to
+	use the output object anymore.
+      </description>
+    </request>
   </interface>
 
   <interface name="wl_region" version="1">