--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bootfiles/20f/boot-21a.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+;;;;
+;;;; Boot file for changing the fasl file version numbers to 21a.
+;;;;
+
+(in-package :c)
+
+(setf lisp::*enable-package-locked-errors* nil)
+
+;;;
+;;; Note that BYTE-FASL-FILE-VERSION is a constant.
+;;;
+;;; (Be sure to change BYTE-FASL-FILE-VERSION in
+;;; compiler/byte-comp.lisp to the correct value too!)
+;;;
+#-cmu21a
+(setf (symbol-value 'byte-fasl-file-version)       #x21a)
+#-cmu21a
+(setf (backend-fasl-file-version *target-backend*) #x21a)
+
+;;;
+;;; Don't check fasl versions in the compiling Lisp because we'll
+;;; load files compiled with the new version numbers.
+;;;
+#-cmu21a
+(setq lisp::*skip-fasl-file-version-check* t)
+
+;;;
+;;; This is here because BYTE-FASL-FILE-VERSION is constant-folded in
+;;; OPEN-FASL-FILE.  To make the new version number take effect, we
+;;; have to redefine the function.
+;;;
+#-cmu21a
+(defun open-fasl-file (name where &optional byte-p)
+  (declare (type pathname name))
+  (let* ((stream (open name :direction :output
+			    :if-exists :new-version
+			    :element-type '(unsigned-byte 8)
+			    :class 'binary-text-stream))
+	 (res (make-fasl-file :stream stream)))
+    (multiple-value-bind
+	(version f-vers f-imp)
+	(if byte-p
+	    (values "Byte code"
+		    byte-fasl-file-version
+		    (backend-byte-fasl-file-implementation *backend*))
+	    (values (backend-version *backend*)
+		    (backend-fasl-file-version *backend*)
+		    (backend-fasl-file-implementation *backend*)))
+      (format stream
+	      "FASL FILE output from ~A.~@
+	       Compiled ~A on ~A~@
+	       Compiler ~A, Lisp ~A~@
+	       Targeted for ~A, FASL version ~X~%"
+	      where
+	      (ext:format-universal-time nil (get-universal-time))
+	      (machine-instance) compiler-version
+	      (lisp-implementation-version)
+	      version f-vers)
+      ;;
+      ;; Terminate header.
+      (dump-byte 255 res)
+      ;;
+      ;; Specify code format.
+      (dump-fop 'lisp::fop-long-code-format res)
+      (dump-byte f-imp res)
+      (dump-unsigned-32 f-vers res))
+    res))
+

--- a/src/compiler/byte-comp.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/byte-comp.lisp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 ;; 0-9 followed by a single hex digit in the range a-f.  Then the
 ;; version looks like a decimal number followed by a minor release
 ;; letter of a to f.
-(defconstant byte-fasl-file-version #x20f)
+(defconstant byte-fasl-file-version #x21a)
 
 (let* ((version-string (format nil "~X" byte-fasl-file-version)))
   ;; Add :cmu<n> to *features*

--- a/src/general-info/release-21a.txt
+++ b/src/general-info/release-21a.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ========================== C M U C L  21 a =============================
 
-[In Progress]
-
 The CMUCL project is pleased to announce the release of CMUCL 21a.
 This is a major release which contains numerous enhancements and
 bug fixes from the 20f release.
@@ -45,6 +43,10 @@ New in this release:
     * Added clx-inspector module.
     * ASDF documentation included in html, info, and pdf formats in
       contrib/asdf/doc/.
+    * If -quiet is given, don't print out the herald, even if the user
+      init files add things to the herald. (Previously, these would
+      get printed out.)  Also, -quiet no longer removes the herald
+      items; you can sill print out the entire herald using 
 
 
   * ANSI compliance fixes: