diff --git a/Doc/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/boilerplate.tex
index 3eb5dea..7e7ebc2 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{October 25, 1996 \\ Release 1.4} % XXX update before release!
+\date{May 8, 1997 \\ Release 1.5a1} % XXX update before release!
diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
index 3eb5dea..7e7ebc2 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{October 25, 1996 \\ Release 1.4} % XXX update before release!
+\date{May 8, 1997 \\ Release 1.5a1} % XXX update before release!