diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew20.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew20.tex
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--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew20.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew20.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % $Id$
 
 \title{What's New in Python 2.0}
-\release{0.05}
+\release{1.00}
 \author{A.M. Kuchling and Moshe Zadka}
 \authoraddress{\email{amk1@bigfoot.com}, \email{moshez@math.huji.ac.il} }
 \begin{document}
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
 
 \section{Introduction}
 
-{\large This is a draft document; please report inaccuracies and
-omissions to the authors.  This document should not be treated as
-definitive; features described here might be removed or changed during
-the beta cycle before the final release of Python 2.0. 
-}
-
 A new release of Python, version 2.0, will be released some time this
 autumn.  Beta versions are already available from
 \url{http://www.pythonlabs.com/products/python2.0/}.  This article