diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 8aafeef744..339317beb6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Unreleased
-==========
+1.3a4 (2012-01-05)
+==================
 
 Features
 --------
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 39006f1bbe..4e0ffff557 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def nothing(*arg):
 # other places throughout the built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.3a3'
+version = '1.3a4'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 78963289a1..378ef1b38b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         ])
 
 setup(name='pyramid',
-      version='1.3a3',
+      version='1.3a4',
       description=('The Pyramid web application development framework, a '
                    'Pylons project'),
       long_description=README + '\n\n' +  CHANGES,