diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 9405c77..207a9ec 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -7,21 +7,27 @@ just creates a distribution out of all of them.
 -->
 <project name="xml-commons" default="all">
 
+  <!-- Allow properties following these statements to be overridden -->
+  <property file="build.properties"/>
+
   <!-- Name and version information -->
-  <!-- Versions like Xalan builds: major.minor [(isdeveloper release) | release] -->
-  <!-- Version flow: 
-        1.0D01, 1.0D02, ... 1.0, (oops, fix old bug in 1.0):  1.0.1
-        1.1D01, ... 1.1 
+  <!-- Versions similar to Xalan builds: major.minor [isbeta release | release] 
+       Version flow: 
+        Beta builds leading up to 1.0 gold: 1.0.b1, 1.0.b2, ... 
+         Decide on a gold build: 1.0
+        Beta builds leading up to a 1.1 point release with new features: 1.1.b1, ...
+         Decide on a gold build: 1.1 
+        Ooops! Bugfix needed to 1.0 build: fork, then release 1.0.1
         etc.
+       version.isbeta is 'b' for beta releases leading up to 
+       a major release; it's blank for gold builds and for 
+       any later point releases that fork from a previous gold.
   -->
   <property name="version.major" value="1"/>
   <property name="version.minor" value="0"/>
-  <property name="version.isdeveloper" value="D"/><!-- values: 'D'|'' -->
+  <property name="version.isbeta" value="b"/><!-- values: 'b'|'' -->
   <property name="version.release" value="1"/>
-  <property name="version" value="${version.major}.${version.minor}.${version.isdeveloper}${version.release}" />
-  
-  <!-- Allow properties following these statements to be overridden -->
-  <property file="build.properties"/>
+  <property name="version" value="${version.major}.${version.minor}.${version.isbeta}${version.release}" />
   
   <!-- Location of the system's temporary directory; all output sent here -->
   <property name="tmp.dir" value="."/>
@@ -47,6 +53,10 @@ just creates a distribution out of all of them.
           description="Calls all other java build files.">
     <ant dir="java" antfile="which.xml" target="all" >
     </ant>
+    <!-- Add in future contributions, like entity resolver, to 'jars' and 'clean' targets
+    <ant dir="java" antfile="resolver.xml" target="all" >
+    </ant>
+    -->
   </target>
 
   <target name="dist"
@@ -87,6 +97,10 @@ just creates a distribution out of all of them.
     </ant>
     <ant dir="java" antfile="which.xml" target="clean" >
     </ant>
+    <!-- Add in future contributions, like entity resolver, to 'jars' and 'clean' targets
+    <ant dir="java" antfile="resolver.xml" target="clean" >
+    </ant>
+    -->
   </target>
   
 </project>