diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 75111e1425b..5bcffd6eede 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <email>grpc-packages@google.com</email>
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
- <date>2017-05-05</date>
+ <date>2017-05-22</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
   <release>1.4.0dev</release>
@@ -23,14 +23,18 @@
  <license>BSD</license>
  <notes>
 - Fixed some memory leaks #9559, #10996
+- Disabled cares dependency from gRPC C Core #10940
+- De-coupled protobuf dependency #11112
+- Fixed extension reported version #10842
+- Added config.w32 for Windows support #8161
+- Fixed PHP distrib test after cc files were added #11193
+- Fixed protoc plugin comment escape bug #11025
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="config.m4" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="config.w32" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/README.md" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/CREDITS" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/LICENSE" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/byte_buffer.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/call.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/call_credentials.c" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/compiler/php_generator.cc b/src/compiler/php_generator.cc
index 7d51d403013..67c4c80a7be 100644
--- a/src/compiler/php_generator.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/php_generator.cc
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ void PrintMethod(const MethodDescriptor *method, Printer *out) {
   vars["input_type_id"] = MessageIdentifierName(input_type->full_name());
   vars["output_type_id"] = MessageIdentifierName(output_type->full_name());
 
-  out->Print("/**\n");
-  out->Print(GetPHPComments(method, " *").c_str());
+  out->Print(GetPHPComments(method, " //").c_str());
   if (method->client_streaming()) {
     out->Print(vars,
-               " * @param array $$metadata metadata\n"
-               " * @param array $$options call options\n */\n"
+               " // @param array $$metadata metadata\n"
+               " // @param array $$options call options\n"
                "public function $name$($$metadata = [], "
                "$$options = []) {\n");
     out->Indent();
@@ -87,9 +86,9 @@ void PrintMethod(const MethodDescriptor *method, Printer *out) {
                "$$metadata, $$options);\n");
   } else {
     out->Print(vars,
-               " * @param \\$input_type_id$ $$argument input argument\n"
-               " * @param array $$metadata metadata\n"
-               " * @param array $$options call options\n */\n"
+               " // @param \\$input_type_id$ $$argument input argument\n"
+               " // @param array $$metadata metadata\n"
+               " // @param array $$options call options\n"
                "public function $name$(\\$input_type_id$ $$argument,\n"
                "  $$metadata = [], $$options = []) {\n");
     out->Indent();
@@ -116,10 +115,10 @@ void PrintService(const ServiceDescriptor *service, Printer *out) {
   out->Print(vars, "class $name$Client extends \\Grpc\\BaseStub {\n\n");
   out->Indent();
   out->Print(
-      "/**\n * @param string $$hostname hostname\n"
-      " * @param array $$opts channel options\n"
-      " * @param \\Grpc\\Channel $$channel (optional) re-use channel "
-      "object\n */\n"
+      " // @param string $$hostname hostname\n"
+      " // @param array $$opts channel options\n"
+      " // @param \\Grpc\\Channel $$channel (optional) re-use channel "
+      "object\n"
       "public function __construct($$hostname, $$opts, "
       "$$channel = null) {\n");
   out->Indent();
diff --git a/templates/package.xml.template b/templates/package.xml.template
index b1ba5bc750e..6a43ff4e8a4 100644
--- a/templates/package.xml.template
+++ b/templates/package.xml.template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <email>grpc-packages@google.com</email>
     <active>yes</active>
    </lead>
-   <date>2017-05-05</date>
+   <date>2017-05-22</date>
    <time>16:06:07</time>
    <version>
     <release>${settings.php_version.php()}</release>
@@ -25,14 +25,18 @@
    <license>BSD</license>
    <notes>
   - Fixed some memory leaks #9559, #10996
+  - Disabled cares dependency from gRPC C Core #10940
+  - De-coupled protobuf dependency #11112
+  - Fixed extension reported version #10842
+  - Added config.w32 for Windows support #8161
+  - Fixed PHP distrib test after cc files were added #11193
+  - Fixed protoc plugin comment escape bug #11025
    </notes>
    <contents>
     <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
       <file baseinstalldir="/" name="config.m4" role="src" />
       <file baseinstalldir="/" name="config.w32" role="src" />
       <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/README.md" role="src" />
-      <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/CREDITS" role="src" />
-      <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/LICENSE" role="src" />
       % for source in php_config_m4.src + php_config_m4.headers:
       <file baseinstalldir="/" name="${source}" role="src" />
       % endfor