diff --git a/doc/descriptions/canon_pp.desc b/doc/descriptions/canon_pp.desc
index 2719b3fc1..efae8c68c 100644
--- a/doc/descriptions/canon_pp.desc
+++ b/doc/descriptions/canon_pp.desc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 :backend "canon_pp"		; name of backend
 :manpage "sane-canon_pp"
 :version "0.2"			; version of backend
-:status :alpha			; :alpha, :beta, :stable, :new
+:status :new			; :alpha, :beta, :stable, :new
 
 :url "http://canon-fb330p.sourceforge.net" ; backend home page