diff --git a/wxPython/SWIG/README.txt b/wxPython/SWIG/README.txt
index 59fb0b59ec..c2830015bd 100644
--- a/wxPython/SWIG/README.txt
+++ b/wxPython/SWIG/README.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ wxPython.  These have been submitted to SWIG's SourceForge patch
 tracker, so hopefully they will get incorporated into the main SWIG
 source tree soon.
 
+wxPython currently uses the 20-Feb-2004 version of SWIG.  You can get
+that version from their CVS using these commands::
+
+
+    cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/swig login
+    <press ENTER for empty password>
+
+    cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/swig \
+	checkout -D 20-FEB-2004 SWIG
+
 
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