diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index da23391..210d726 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+####################### V 2.0.0-b4:
+
 security:
 	fixed a stack overflow vulnerability that occurred when command
 	line arguments (whole addresses, host names, file names) were longer
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8d2ad59..933d0bd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"2.0.0-b3"
+"2.0.0-b4"