diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 8f52ac1dee..afa0afe082 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+1.4.0-beta2 (2014-01-07)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+- Feature: Blitter autoselection is now based on full animation state, so a non-animated specialised blitter will generally be chosen when animation is turned off (r26217)
+- Feature: Specialised animated SSE4 blitter, and non-animated SSE4.1, SSSE3 and SSE2 blitters, improving the blitting significantly in many situations (r26214, r26213, r26212, r26211)
+- Feature: Specialised SSE 4.1 sprite sorter, improving the sorting performance significantly (r26205)
+- Fix: Validate everything from ini, obg, obs, obs, ... files [FS#5829] (r26206)
+- Fix: Allow refitting at station if cargo has already been reserved (r26187)
+- Fix: Visual effects did not work for articulated RV parts (r26180)
+
+
 1.4.0-beta1 (2013-12-24)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Feature: [NewGRF] Vehicle variable 4D for determining the position within an articulated vehicle (r26157)
diff --git a/known-bugs.txt b/known-bugs.txt
index 60f1896edd..9de3698824 100644
--- a/known-bugs.txt
+++ b/known-bugs.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 OpenTTD's known bugs
-Last updated:    2013-12-24
-Release version: 1.4.0-beta1
+Last updated:    2014-01-07
+Release version: 1.4.0-beta2
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/os/debian/changelog b/os/debian/changelog
index a81bc44159..5d6c8690ab 100644
--- a/os/debian/changelog
+++ b/os/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+openttd (1.4.0~beta2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release 1.4.0-beta2
+
+ -- OpenTTD <info@openttd.org>  Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:00:00 +0100
+
 openttd (1.4.0~beta1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release 1.4.0-beta1
 
- -- OpenTTD <info@openttd.org>  Tue, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100
+ -- OpenTTD <info@openttd.org>  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0100
 
 openttd (1.3.3-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/os/windows/installer/install.nsi b/os/windows/installer/install.nsi
index 1e429cf411..2d5166f11f 100644
--- a/os/windows/installer/install.nsi
+++ b/os/windows/installer/install.nsi
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 !define APPV_MAJOR 1
 !define APPV_MINOR 4
 !define APPV_MAINT 0
-!define APPV_BUILD 0
-!define APPV_EXTRA "-beta1"
+!define APPV_BUILD 1
+!define APPV_EXTRA "-beta2"
 
 !define APPNAME "OpenTTD"   ; Define application name
 !define APPVERSION "${APPV_MAJOR}.${APPV_MINOR}.${APPV_MAINT}${APPV_EXTRA}"  ; Define application version
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 74e01011b4..4deb577155 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Last updated:    2013-12-24
-Release version: 1.4.0-beta1
+Last updated:    2014-01-07
+Release version: 1.4.0-beta2
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