diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/README.txt b/Shorewall-lite/README.txt
index b75a33580..9b971a1bb 100644
--- a/Shorewall-lite/README.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/README.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is the Shorewall-lite stable 4.2 branch of SVN.
+This is the Shorewall-lite development 4.3 branch of SVN.
diff --git a/Shorewall/README.txt b/Shorewall/README.txt
index c5eeee4ce..0eeb544af 100644
--- a/Shorewall/README.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/README.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is the Shorewall-common Stable 4.2 branch of SVN.
+This is the Shorewall 4.3 development branch of SVN.
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/README.txt b/Shorewall6-lite/README.txt
index b0f878cff..8c8234ba9 100644
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/README.txt
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/README.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is the Shorewall-lite Stable 4.2 branch of SVN.
+This is the Shorewall6-lite development 4.3 branch of SVN.
diff --git a/Shorewall6/README.txt b/Shorewall6/README.txt
index c5eeee4ce..a46375783 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/README.txt
+++ b/Shorewall6/README.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is the Shorewall-common Stable 4.2 branch of SVN.
+This is the Shorewall6 development 4.3 branch of SVN.