diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 916eee8..ed04f8a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+4.0.0b1 (2022-06-23)
+--------------------
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+
+- Test-only fix: normalize white space when comparing output of ``comment.getText()``.
+  Needed to not fail with newer ``plone.outputfilters``.
+  [maurits] (#49)
+
+
 4.0.0a7 (2022-05-14)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/news/49.bugfix b/news/49.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 99c8263..0000000
--- a/news/49.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Test-only fix: normalize white space when comparing output of ``comment.getText()``.
-Needed to not fail with newer ``plone.outputfilters``.
-[maurits]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5326e13..7e6531f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
 
-version = "4.0.0a8.dev0"
+version = "4.0.0b1"
 
 install_requires = [
     "setuptools",