Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch&gt; writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org: Please do not change the version number. The version number isn't intended to be changed by human hands and changing it manually will blow away all the build scripts. Actually, I didn't, sort of. Please see the archives. I originally had it as non-beta and was pressured into turning it into a labeled beta. The intent was to have a non-beta (which will require a code patch) 21.1.x series released starting earlier this month. This didn't work out. Right. Hopefully by next weekend (May 8/9) I'll be back in an internet-connected development environment. Please do not change the version number. If you need a release with a non-beta splash screen, it should be numbered 21.1.1 with the beta-detection code fixed.