diff --git a/docs/antnews.html b/docs/antnews.html
index 62fc0eca1..5a6e39863 100644
--- a/docs/antnews.html
+++ b/docs/antnews.html
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@
             </td>
           <td align="left" valign="top">
         <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%">
+    <tr><td bgcolor="#525D76">
+      <font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica,sanserif">
+        <a name="Ant 1.4 Beta"><strong>Ant 1.4 Beta</strong></a>
+      </font>
+    </td></tr>
+    <tr><td>
+      <blockquote>
+                        <h3>Ant 1.4 Beta Available !</h3>
+                                <p>The beta version of Ant 1.4 is now available for 
+     <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-ant/release/v1.4Beta1/">
+     download</a>. If you have any feedback on the beta feel free to join the 
+     discussion on the ant-dev and ant-user mailing lists.
+     </p>
+                    </blockquote>
+    </td></tr>
+  </table>
+        <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%">
     <tr><td bgcolor="#525D76">
       <font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica,sanserif">
         <a name="Ant Needs a Logo"><strong>Ant Needs a Logo</strong></a>
diff --git a/xdocs/antnews.xml b/xdocs/antnews.xml
index 92a90c92e..6864e55b8 100644
--- a/xdocs/antnews.xml
+++ b/xdocs/antnews.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 <body>
 
+  <section name="Ant 1.4 Beta">
+  <h3>Ant 1.4 Beta Available !</h3>
+  <p>The beta version of Ant 1.4 is now available for 
+     <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-ant/release/v1.4Beta1/">
+     download</a>. If you have any feedback on the beta feel free to join the 
+     discussion on the ant-dev and ant-user mailing lists.
+     </p>
+  </section>
+
   <section name="Ant Needs a Logo">
     <p>Ant still doesn't have a Logo, but it sure deserves one. We've
     put together a <a href="logos.html">page with proposed
