diff --git a/en/news/news.xml b/en/news/news.xml
index 8959674096..46e0266fe2 100644
--- a/en/news/news.xml
+++ b/en/news/news.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <news>
   <cvs:keywords xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS" version="1.0">
     <cvs:keyword name="freebsd">
-      $FreeBSD: www/en/news/news.xml,v 1.392 2006/05/07 17:03:50 joel Exp $
+      $FreeBSD: www/en/news/news.xml,v 1.393 2006/05/07 21:33:52 itetcu Exp $
     </cvs:keyword>
   </cvs:keywords>
 
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@
     <month>
       <name>5</name>
 
+      <day>
+        <name>8</name>
+        <event>
+         <title>FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE is Now Available</title>
+
+          <p><a href="$base/releases/6.1R/announce.html">FreeBSD
+	    6.1-RELEASE</a> has been released.  Please check the <a
+	    href="$base/releases/6.1R/errata.html">release errata</a>
+	    before installation for any late-breaking news and/or
+	    issues with 6.1.  The <a
+	    href="$base/releases/index.html">Release Information</a>
+	    page has more information about FreeBSD releases.</p>
+        </event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
         <name>7</name>
         <event>