diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index e95490ed26e..8ef5428d9f3 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Release Announcements
 =====================
 
-This is the first preview release of Samba 4.7.  This is *not*
+This is the first release candidate of Samba 4.7.  This is *not*
 intended for production environments and is designed for testing
 purposes only.  Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting
 system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.