diff --git a/Doc/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/boilerplate.tex
index 014d2dcca38..0a57226b36e 100644
--- a/Doc/boilerplate.tex
+++ b/Doc/boilerplate.tex
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 	E-mail: {\tt guido@CNRI.Reston.Va.US}, {\tt guido@python.org}
 }
 
-\date{August 15, 1997 \\ Release 1.5a3} % XXX update before release!
+\date{October 10, 1997 \\ Release 1.5a4} % XXX update before release!
diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
index 014d2dcca38..0a57226b36e 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 	E-mail: {\tt guido@CNRI.Reston.Va.US}, {\tt guido@python.org}
 }
 
-\date{August 15, 1997 \\ Release 1.5a3} % XXX update before release!
+\date{October 10, 1997 \\ Release 1.5a4} % XXX update before release!