diff --git a/share/sgml/news.xml b/share/sgml/news.xml
index a04c979a62..5ba2daed3b 100644
--- a/share/sgml/news.xml
+++ b/share/sgml/news.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 <news>
   <cvs:keywords xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS" version="1.0">
     <cvs:keyword name="freebsd">
-      $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.262 2009/06/08 16:03:29 np Exp $
+      $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.263 2009/07/07 16:45:36 danger Exp $
     </cvs:keyword>
   </cvs:keywords>
 
@@ -35,6 +35,28 @@
     <month>
       <name>7</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>18</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <title>&os; 8.0-BETA2 Available</title>
+
+	  <p>The final stage of the &os;-8.0 Release cycle continues
+	    with the second public beta release.  The &os; 8.0-BETA2
+	    ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for
+	    download on most of the <a
+	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">
+	      &os; mirror sites</a>.  As with the first beta release,
+	    this is not yet intended for use in a production
+	    environment.  However we encourage our users to test this
+	    release and report any bugs and problems you may have
+	    found.  For more information about this release and 
+	    updating details please see the official <a
+	      href="http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2009-July/051181.html">
+	      announcement</a>.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
 	<name>7</name>