diff --git a/docs/api-model.md b/docs/api-model.md
index 0d54201b..5ec0beb2 100644
--- a/docs/api-model.md
+++ b/docs/api-model.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var oracle = loopback.createDataSource({
 User.attachTo(oracle);
 ```
     
-**Note:** until a model is attached to a data source it will **not** have any **attached methods**.
+NOTE: until a model is attached to a data source it will not have any attached methods.
 
 ### Properties
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 945145b8..b9bf2ad9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "Platform",
     "mBaaS"
   ],
-  "version": "1.7.3",
+  "version": "1.7.4",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha -R spec"
   },