Accommodate new version numbering scheme.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@17532 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt

@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ and we've `begun the deprecation process for some features`_.
 .. _backwards incompatible changes: `Backwards incompatible changes in 1.4`_
 .. _begun the deprecation process for some features: `Features deprecated in 1.4`_
 
+
+Version numbering
+=================
+
+Internally, Django's version number is represented by the tuple
+``django.VERSION``. This is used to generate human-readable version
+number strings; as of Django 1.4 beta 1, the algorithm for generating
+these strings has been changed to match the recommendations of `PEP
+386 <http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386/>`. This only affects the
+human-readable strings identifying Django alphas, betas and release
+candidates, and should not affect end users in any way.
+
+For example purposes, the old algorithm would give Django 1.4 beta 1 a
+version string of the form "1.4 beta 1". The new algorithm generates
+the version string "1.4b1".
+
+
 Python compatibility
 ====================
 

setup.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ setup(
     author = 'Django Software Foundation',
     author_email = 'foundation@djangoproject.com',
     description = 'A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.',
-    download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4-beta-1.tar.gz',
+    download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4-b1.tar.gz',
     packages = packages,
     cmdclass = cmdclasses,
     data_files = data_files,