2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5318315..1c58097 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #4014: Don't claim that Python has an Alpha release status, in addition
+  to claiming it is Mature.
+
 - Issue #3187: Add sys.setfilesystemencoding.
 
 - Issue #3187: Better support for "undecodable" filenames.  Code by Victor
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c2ca984..50034ff 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1489,7 +1489,6 @@ yourself.
 """
 
 CLASSIFIERS = """
-Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
 Development Status :: 6 - Mature
 License :: OSI Approved :: Python Software Foundation License
 Natural Language :: English