diff --git a/dspace/README b/dspace/README
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@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-DSpace Version 1.2.2 beta 2, 31-March-2005
+DSpace Version 1.3 alpha, 12-April-2005
 
 Installation instructions are included in the 'dspace-docs' download,
 available from:
 
 http://sourceforge.net/projects/dspace/
 
+A beta version of this documentation is also packaged with this release.
+
 Documentation for the most recent stable release may be viewed online at
 dspace.org: