diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6585043e6..ecb029947 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-=== Transmission 1.74 (2008/08/24) ===
+=== Transmission 1.74 (2009/08/24) ===
 [http://trac.transmissionbt.com/query?milestone=1.74&group=component&groupdesc=1&order=severity All tickets closed by this release]
 ==== All Platforms ====
   * Better data recovery in the case of an OS or Transmission crash
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 === Transmission 1.73 (2009/07/18) ===
 [http://trac.transmissionbt.com/query?milestone=1.73&group=component&groupdesc=1&order=severity All tickets closed by this release]
-
 ==== All Platforms ====
   * Fix bug where user-configured peer limits could be exceeded
   * Use less memory in some high-peer situations
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 178e86ad0..88845b0a1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dnl STATUS: "X" for prerelease beta builds,
 dnl         "Z" for unsupported trunk builds,
 dnl         "0" for stable, supported releases
 dnl these should be the only two lines you need to change
-m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[1.74])
-m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR1740-])
+m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[1.74+])
+m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR174Z-])
 
 AC_INIT([transmission],
         [user_agent_prefix],