diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index a032fd0e7..8fcf54a9e 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.4.4beta07 - August 21, 2010
+Libpng 1.4.4beta07 - August 22, 2010
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ version 1.4.4beta06 [August 11, 2010]
   Don't try to use version-script with cygwin/mingw.
   Revised contrib/gregbook to work under cygwin/mingw.
 
-version 1.4.4beta07 [August 21, 2010]
+version 1.4.4beta07 [August 22, 2010]
   Updated prebuilt aclocal.m4 and ltmain.sh
   Add .dll.a to the list of extensions to be symlinked by Makefile.am (Yaakov)
   Updated CMakelists.txt to use CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR variable; useful for
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ version 1.4.4beta07 [August 21, 2010]
   Revised CMakeLists.txt to put the man pages in share/man/man* not man/man*
   Revised CMakeLists.txt to make symlinks instead of copies when installing.
   Changed PNG_LIB_NAME from pngNN to libpngNN in CMakeLists.txt (Philip Lowman)
+  Corrected the handling and documentation of the PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD flag.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index fea76dd5c..67a6391b8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ version 1.4.4beta06 [August 11, 2010]
   Don't try to use version-script with cygwin/mingw.
   Revised contrib/gregbook to work under cygwin/mingw.
 
-version 1.4.4beta07 [August 21, 2010]
+version 1.4.4beta07 [August 22, 2010]
   Updated prebuilt aclocal.m4 and ltmain.sh
   Add .dll.a to the list of extensions to be symlinked by Makefile.am (Yaakov)
   Updated CMakeLists.txt to use CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR variable; useful for
@@ -2650,6 +2650,7 @@ version 1.4.4beta07 [August 21, 2010]
   Revised CMakeLists.txt to put the man pages in share/man/man* not man/man*
   Revised CMakeLists.txt to make symlinks instead of copies when installing.
   Changed PNG_LIB_NAME from pngNN to libpngNN in CMakeLists.txt (Philip Lowman)
+  Corrected the handling and documentation of the PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD flag.
 
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diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index e4d75e490..3c24fc9fe 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.4.4beta07 - August 13, 2010
+ * libpng version 1.4.4beta07 - August 22, 2010
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in png.h
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
@@ -44,17 +44,15 @@
  * includes the resource compiler for Windows DLL configurations.
  */
 #ifdef PNG_USER_CONFIG
+#  include "pngusr.h"
 #  ifndef PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD
 #    define PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD
 #  endif
-#  include "pngusr.h"
 #endif
 
 /*
- * If you create a private DLL you need to define in "pngusr.h" the followings:
- * #define PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD <Describes by whom and why this version of
- *        the DLL was built>
- *  e.g. #define PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD "Build by MyCompany for xyz reasons."
+ * If you create a private DLL you need to define in "pngusr.h" the following:
+ * #define PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD (a flag)
  * #define PNG_USER_DLLFNAME_POSTFIX <two-letter postfix that serve to
  *        distinguish your DLL from those of the official release. These
  *        correspond to the trailing letters that come after the version