diff --git a/doc/source/changes/4.0.txt b/doc/source/changes/4.0.txt
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--- a/doc/source/changes/4.0.txt
+++ b/doc/source/changes/4.0.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Changes since 4.8.1
-===================
+Release 4.9
+===========
 - Removed support for Python 2.7.
 - Added :func:`~arch.unitroot.auto_bandwidth` to compute optimized bandwidth
   for a number of common kernel covariance estimators (:issue:`303`). This code
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 49af9103a2..0a74e318a8 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
    :width: 33.3%
    :alt: arch logo
 
-ARCH
-----
+Introduction
+============
 
-The ARCH toolbox currently contains routines for
+The ARCH toolbox contains routines for:
 
-- Univariate volatility models
-- Bootstrapping
-- Multiple comparison procedures
-- Unit root tests
+- Univariate volatility models;
+- Bootstrapping;
+- Multiple comparison procedures; and
+- Unit root tests.
 
 Future plans are to continue to expand this toolbox to include additional
 routines relevant for the analysis of financial data.