diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index d98dde8..57124ad 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ The protocol implementation does not parse the actual article data, but at the c
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
 
- <date>2006-03-01</date>
+ <date>2006-06-17</date>
  <time>12:00:00</time>
  <version>
-  <release>1.3.4</release>
+  <release>1.4.0RC1</release>
   <api>0.8.1</api>
  </version>
  <stability>