diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 52f2b8fc..08d7930e 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -17,20 +17,22 @@ Change log
 ----------
 
 
-Version 1.5.0.dev1
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Version 1.5.0.beta1
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-This version contains all fixes up to version 1.4.x.
+This is a beta version that supports only Python 3.8 and higher, because
+it pulls in the prometheus-client package from its repo master branch.
+The final 1.5.0 version will again support Python >=3.6.
 
-Released: not yet
+This version contains all fixes up to version 1.4.2.
+
+Released: 2023-11-09
 
 **Incompatible changes:**
 
 * Installation of this package using "setup.py" is no longer supported.
   Use "pip" instead.
 
-**Deprecations:**
-
 **Bug fixes:**
 
 * Addressed safety issues up to 2023-11-05.
@@ -96,14 +98,6 @@ Released: not yet
 * Added support for HTTPS and mutual TLS (mTLS) by adding a new optional section
   'prometheus' to the HMC credentials file. (issue #347)
 
-**Cleanup:**
-
-**Known issues:**
-
-* See `list of open issues`_.
-
-.. _`list of open issues`: https://github.com/zhmcclient/zhmc-prometheus-exporter/issues
-
 
 Version 1.4.0
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py b/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py
index 5981f270..ab2843cc 100644
--- a/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py
+++ b/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 #:
 #: * "M.N.P.dev1": A not yet released version M.N.P
 #: * "M.N.P": A released version M.N.P
-__version__ = '1.5.0.dev1'
+__version__ = '1.5.0.beta1'