<h1>Beta Information</h1>
<p>
-PostgreSQL 8.4 was <a href="/about/news.1108">released</a> on July 1st. The
-development tree for 8.5 is now open.
+PostgreSQL 8.4 was <a href="/about/news.1108">released</a> on July
+1st, 2009. The development tree for 9.0 is nearly at feature freeze
+with beta imminent.
</p>
We really do follow the mantra of letting developers scratch their own itches.
</p>
-<p>The next release of PostgreSQL is planned to be the 8.5 release. A tentative
-schedule for this version has a release in the first quarter of 2010.</p>
+<p>The next release of PostgreSQL is planned to be the 9.0 release. A
+tentative schedule for this version has a release in the second or
+third quarter of 2010.</p>
<p>While there are no formal requirements for each PostgreSQL release, there
are several places you can look to find out more information on upcoming