diff --git a/docs/ReleaseModel.xml b/docs/ReleaseModel.xml
index 9bd987bec..0f1e20223 100644
--- a/docs/ReleaseModel.xml
+++ b/docs/ReleaseModel.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
       <year>2012</year>
 
+      <year>2013</year>
+
       <holder>Thomas M. Eastep</holder>
     </copyright>
 
@@ -83,10 +85,21 @@
       <listitem>
         <para>Support is available through the <ulink
         url="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=22587">Mailing List</ulink>
-        for the two most recent Major Releases. Fixes will only be provided
-        for the last minor release in the previous Major Release. For example,
-        only 4.5.0 was released, the only fixes for major issues with 4.4.27
-        would be released for the 4.4 series.</para>
+        for the most recent Major Release.</para>
+      </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>After the introduction of a new major release, support is still
+        available for the prior major release until the principle
+        distributions have upgraded to that new release. Fixes will only be
+        provided for the last minor release in the previous Major Release. For
+        example, once 4.5.0 was released, the only fixes for major issues with
+        4.4.27 would be released for the 4.4 series.</para>
+      </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Support for the prior major release ends once the major Linux
+        distributions have upgraded to that release. </para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -122,6 +135,6 @@
       </listitem>
     </orderedlist>
 
-    <para>The currently-supported major releases are 4.4 and 4.5.</para>
+    <para>The currently-supported major release 4.5.</para>
   </section>
 </article>
diff --git a/docs/support.xml b/docs/support.xml
index 9031ee76d..b1ea42000 100644
--- a/docs/support.xml
+++ b/docs/support.xml
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
         <para>The currently-supported Shorewall <ulink
-        url="ReleaseModel.html">major release</ulink> is 4.4.</para>
+        url="ReleaseModel.html">major release</ulink> is 4.5.</para>
 
         <note>
-          <para>Shorewall versions earlier than 4.4.0 are no longer supported;
+          <para>Shorewall versions earlier than 4.5.0 are no longer supported;
           we will try to help but we will not spend time reading earlier code
           to try to help you solve a problem and we will not release a patch
           to correct any defect found.</para>