diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex b/Doc/texinputs/boilerplate.tex
index ff27707bd92..ab26a103e84 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{February 19, 1999}	% XXX update before release!
+\date{April 13, 1999}			% XXX update before release!
 \release{1.5.2}