2.4rc1
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a9e4ecb..0bbfb88 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 2.4 (release candidate 1|beta 3)
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-*Release date: XX-XXX-2004*
+*Release date: 18-NOV-2004*
 
 Core and builtins
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