diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 318e3098a8..1c42248069 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
                                       
                                 Release 7.4
                                       
+     Release date: 2003-11-17
+     _________________________________________________________________
+   
                                   Overview
                                       
    Major changes in this release:
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
index 725942434f..96f0947a6d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.239 2003/11/14 02:06:42 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.240 2003/11/14 17:47:04 momjian Exp $
 -->
 
 <appendix id="release">
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.239 2003/11/14 02:06:42 pe
  <sect1 id="release-7-4">
   <title>Release 7.4</title>
 
+  <note>
+   <title>Release date</title>
+   <simpara>2003-11-17</simpara>
+  </note>
+
   <sect2>
    <title>Overview</title>