diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
index 3166ce75d19..a45eb82d397 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{April 14, 1998}		% XXX update before release!
+\date{July 28, 1998}		% XXX update before release!
 \release{1.5.1}