diff --git a/resize/main.c b/resize/main.c
index 4f7cc6f2..c11222f7 100644
--- a/resize/main.c
+++ b/resize/main.c
@@ -14,16 +14,25 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
-
 #include "resize2fs.h"
 
 #include "./version.h"
 
+#define EXPIRE_TIME 905835600
+
+#ifdef EXPIRE_TIME
+static void check_expire_time(const char *progname);
+#endif
+
 char *program_name, *device_name;
 
 static volatile void usage (char *prog)
 {
-	fprintf (stderr, "usage: %s [-d debug_flags] [-f] [-F] [-p] device new-size\n", prog);
+	fprintf (stderr, "usage: %s [-d debug_flags] [-f] [-F] [-p] device new-size\n\n", prog);
+
+#ifdef EXPIRE_TIME
+	check_expire_time(program_name);
+#endif
 	exit (1);
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +108,27 @@ static void check_mount(char *device)
 	exit(1);
 }
 
+#ifdef EXPIRE_TIME
+static void check_expire_time(const char *progname)
+{
+	time_t	timenow;
+
+	timenow = time(0);
+	
+	if (timenow > EXPIRE_TIME) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "This beta-test version of %s is expired.\n"
+			"Please contact PowerQuest to get an updated version "
+			"of this program.\n\n", progname);
+		exit(1);
+	} else {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Please note this is a beta-test version of "
+			"%s which will\nexpire in %d days.\n\n", progname,
+			(EXPIRE_TIME - timenow) / (60*60*24));
+	}
+}		
+#endif
+	
+
 
 void main (int argc, char ** argv)
 {
@@ -122,7 +152,7 @@ void main (int argc, char ** argv)
 	fprintf(stderr, "Copyright 1998 by Theodore Ts'o and PowerQuest, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.\n\n");
 	if (argc && *argv)
 		program_name = *argv;
-	
+
 	while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "d:fFhp")) != EOF) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'h':
@@ -146,6 +176,11 @@ void main (int argc, char ** argv)
 	}
 	if (optind == argc)
 		usage(program_name);
+
+#ifdef EXPIRE_TIME
+	check_expire_time(program_name);
+#endif
+	
 	device_name = argv[optind++];
 	if (optind < argc) {
 		new_size = strtoul(argv[optind++], &tmp, 0);
diff --git a/resize/version.h b/resize/version.h
index cd5bdb4f..4ee9343b 100644
--- a/resize/version.h
+++ b/resize/version.h
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * be redistributed under the GNU Public License.
  */
 
-#define E2FSPROGS_VERSION "1.01"
-#define E2FSPROGS_DATE "20-Mar-98"
+#define E2FSPROGS_VERSION "1.02"
+#define E2FSPROGS_DATE "08-Apr-98"