diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3f25dc66..7f493b70 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -21879,3 +21879,5 @@
 2021-06-10 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Fixed a bug in the 'Edit Event' dialog in rdlogmanager(1) that
 	threw a SQL error.
+2021-06-10 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Incremented the package version to v4.0.0beta1.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index efe7822c..6abba277 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 The NEWS file for the Rivendell package.
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+v4.0.0beta1 -- 10 June 2021
+
+   Second beta release of Rivendell v4.x. Be sure to read the INSTALL
+   document, as major changes in software dependencies have occurred.
+
+Major Changes Between v3.x and v4.x:
+   Qt Toolkit. Rivendell v4.x uses and is fully compatibile with major
+   version 5 of Qt (Qt5). See the INSTALL documents for specifics.
+
+   MySQL Compatibility. Rivendell v4.x aims for full compatibility with
+   MySQL 8.0 and earlier versions in their default installation
+   configurations.
+
+Database Update:
+   This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 349, and will
+   automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
+   version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
+
+   Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
+   to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 v4.0.0beta0 -- 7 May 2021
 
diff --git a/PACKAGE_VERSION b/PACKAGE_VERSION
index fe806ba8..1925d4fc 100644
--- a/PACKAGE_VERSION
+++ b/PACKAGE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.0beta0
\ No newline at end of file
+4.0.0beta1
\ No newline at end of file