diff --git a/Doc/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/boilerplate.tex
index cedf0ea..531e872 100644
--- a/Doc/boilerplate.tex
+++ b/Doc/boilerplate.tex
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 	E-mail: \email{guido@CNRI.Reston.Va.US}, \email{guido@python.org}
 }
 
-\date{March 13, 1998}		% XXX update before release!
-\release{1.5}
+\date{April 14, 1998}		% XXX update before release!
+\release{1.5.1beta1}
diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
index cedf0ea..531e872 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 	E-mail: \email{guido@CNRI.Reston.Va.US}, \email{guido@python.org}
 }
 
-\date{March 13, 1998}		% XXX update before release!
-\release{1.5}
+\date{April 14, 1998}		% XXX update before release!
+\release{1.5.1beta1}