diff --git a/Doc/Manual/Python.html b/Doc/Manual/Python.html
index 863c088d5..d179d3beb 100644
--- a/Doc/Manual/Python.html
+++ b/Doc/Manual/Python.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 <li><a href="#Python_nn28">Further details on the Python class interface</a>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="#Python_nn29">Proxy classes</a>
-<li><a href="#Python_builtin_classes">Built-in Classes</a>
+<li><a href="#Python_builtin_types">Built-in Types</a>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="#Python_builtin_limitations">Limitations</a>
 <li><a href="#Python_builtin_overloads">Operator overloads -- use them!</a>
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ unacceptable for a high-performance library.  The new <tt>-builtin</tt>
 option instructs SWIG to forego the use of proxy classes, and instead
 create wrapped types as new built-in Python types.  When this option is used,
 the following section ("Proxy classes") does not apply.  Details on the use of
-the <tt>-builtin</tt> option are in the <a href="#Python_builtin_classes">Built-in Classes</a>
+the <tt>-builtin</tt> option are in the <a href="#Python_builtin_types">Built-in Types</a>
 section.
 </p>
 
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ you can attach new Python methods to the class and you can even inherit from it
 by Python built-in types until Python 2.2).
 </p>
 
-<H3><a name="Python_builtin_classes"></a>33.4.2 Built-in Classes</H3>
+<H3><a name="Python_builtin_types"></a>33.4.2 Built-in Types</H3>
 
 
 <p>
diff --git a/RELEASENOTES b/RELEASENOTES
index a9ee792b8..36feb6ddf 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES
+++ b/RELEASENOTES
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ and CHANGES files.
 Release Notes
 =============
 SWIG-2.0.4 summary:
-This is mainly a Python oriented release including support for Python
-built-in types for superior performance with the new -builtin option.
-Python 3.2 support has also been added and various Python bugs have
-been fixed. There are also the usual minor generic improvements, as
-well as bug fixes and enhancements for D, Lua, Octave, and Tcl.
-Octave 3.4 support has also been added.
+- This is mainly a Python oriented release including support for Python
+  built-in types for superior performance with the new -builtin option.
+  The -builtin option is especially suitable for performance-critical
+  libraries and applications that call wrapped methods repeatedly.
+  See the python-specific chapter of the SWIG manual for more info.
+
+- Python 3.2 support has also been added and various Python bugs have
+  been fixed. There are also the usual minor generic improvements, as
+  well as bug fixes and enhancements for D, Lua, Octave, and Tcl.
+  Octave 3.4 support has also been added.
 
 SWIG-2.0.3 summary:
 - A bug fix release including a couple of fixes for regressions in the