diff --git a/Lib/optparse.py b/Lib/optparse.py
index e77e4212683..517376a7bcf 100644
--- a/Lib/optparse.py
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import sys, os
 import types
 import textwrap
 
-__version__ = "1.4"
+__version__ = "1.4+"
 
 class OptParseError (Exception):
     def __init__ (self, msg):