diff --git a/README b/README
index 750f5e5c9c..38b877f127 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ OpenLDAP Devel README
 	Client developers seeking a stable development platform
 	should use -stable.
 
-OpenLDAP 1.0 README
+OpenLDAP 1.1 Alpha README
 
-    This is the OpenLDAP version 1.0 distribution.
+    This is the OpenLDAP version 1.1 Alpha.
 
 	For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
 	ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory.  For a description of