diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wp-job-manager-writepanels.php b/includes/admin/class-wp-job-manager-writepanels.php
index 3fe9d76bc..a541ce0fa 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wp-job-manager-writepanels.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wp-job-manager-writepanels.php
@@ -673,10 +673,6 @@ public function save_post( $post_id, $post ) {
 	public function save_job_listing_data( $post_id, $post ) {
 		global $wpdb;
 
-		// These need to exist.
-		add_post_meta( $post_id, '_filled', 0, true );
-		add_post_meta( $post_id, '_featured', 0, true );
-
 		// Save fields.
 		foreach ( $this->job_listing_fields() as $key => $field ) {
 			if ( isset( $field['type'] ) && 'info' === $field['type'] ) {
diff --git a/includes/class-wp-job-manager-post-types.php b/includes/class-wp-job-manager-post-types.php
index 3d094140d..baa2b3ab8 100644
--- a/includes/class-wp-job-manager-post-types.php
+++ b/includes/class-wp-job-manager-post-types.php
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 		add_filter( 'wp_insert_post_data', [ $this, 'fix_post_name' ], 10, 2 );
 		add_action( 'add_post_meta', [ $this, 'maybe_add_geolocation_data' ], 10, 3 );
 		add_action( 'update_post_meta', [ $this, 'update_post_meta' ], 10, 4 );
-		add_action( 'wp_insert_post', [ $this, 'maybe_add_default_meta_data' ], 10, 2 );
+		add_action( 'wp_after_insert_post', [ $this, 'maybe_add_default_meta_data' ], 10, 2 );
 		add_filter( 'post_types_to_delete_with_user', [ $this, 'delete_user_add_job_listings_post_type' ] );
 
 		add_action( 'transition_post_status', [ $this, 'track_job_submission' ], 10, 3 );
diff --git a/includes/forms/class-wp-job-manager-form-submit-job.php b/includes/forms/class-wp-job-manager-form-submit-job.php
index 281cdd91a..7e1e70d5f 100644
--- a/includes/forms/class-wp-job-manager-form-submit-job.php
+++ b/includes/forms/class-wp-job-manager-form-submit-job.php
@@ -970,10 +970,6 @@ protected function create_attachment( $attachment_url ) {
 	 * @param  array $values
 	 */
 	protected function update_job_data( $values ) {
-		// Set defaults.
-		add_post_meta( $this->job_id, '_filled', 0, true );
-		add_post_meta( $this->job_id, '_featured', 0, true );
-
 		$maybe_attach = [];
 
 		// Loop fields and save meta and term data.
diff --git a/wp-job-manager.php b/wp-job-manager.php
index 733ba8fb4..04581d041 100644
--- a/wp-job-manager.php
+++ b/wp-job-manager.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 }
 
 // Define constants.
-define( 'JOB_MANAGER_VERSION', '2.3.0' );
+define( 'JOB_MANAGER_VERSION', '2.3.0-dev' );
 define( 'JOB_MANAGER_PLUGIN_DIR', untrailingslashit( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) ) );
 define( 'JOB_MANAGER_PLUGIN_URL', untrailingslashit( plugins_url( basename( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) ), basename( __FILE__ ) ) ) );
 define( 'JOB_MANAGER_PLUGIN_BASENAME', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );