diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0ed06fc2f..f2c4551c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes between 2.0.2 and 2.0.3.dev
+----------------------------------------------
+
+- speed up skips (by not doing a full traceback represenation
+  internally)
+
 Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0.2
 ----------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/_pytest/runner.py b/_pytest/runner.py
index 08cdc96f3..4deb8685b 100644
--- a/_pytest/runner.py
+++ b/_pytest/runner.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
             longrepr = excinfo
         elif excinfo.errisinstance(py.test.skip.Exception):
             outcome = "skipped"
-            r = item._repr_failure_py(excinfo, "line").reprcrash
+            r = excinfo._getreprcrash()
             longrepr = (str(r.path), r.lineno, r.message)
         else:
             outcome = "failed"
diff --git a/pytest.py b/pytest.py
index a56501d73..a7b9cce02 100644
--- a/pytest.py
+++ b/pytest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 unit and functional testing with Python.
 """
-__version__ = '2.0.2'
+__version__ = '2.0.3.dev0'
 __all__ = ['main']
 
 from _pytest.core import main, UsageError, _preloadplugins
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b543afe45..dcf94b75b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.0.2',
+        version='2.0.3.dev0',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ def make_entry_points():
     return {'console_scripts': l}
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()