diff --git a/share/sgml/news.dtd b/share/sgml/news.dtd
index 005ba19f00..037993b775 100644
--- a/share/sgml/news.dtd
+++ b/share/sgml/news.dtd
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-<!-- $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.dtd,v 1.1 2006/08/19 21:20:54 hrs Exp $ -->
+<!-- $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.dtd,v 1.2 2006/08/21 18:27:42 hrs Exp $ -->
 
 <!ENTITY % xml.features "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY % sgml.features "IGNORE">
+<!ENTITY lists 'http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail'>
+<!ENTITY lists.stable '&lists;/freebsd-stable'>
 
 <!ELEMENT news (cvs:keywords?, year)+>
 
diff --git a/share/sgml/news.xml b/share/sgml/news.xml
index 73e6394076..1b16c24c76 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 1.322 2010/06/10 06:50:08 bf Exp $
+      $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.323 2010/06/11 11:19:47 ashish Exp $
     </cvs:keyword>
   </cvs:keywords>
 
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
     <month>
       <name>6</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>18</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <title>&os; 8.1-RC1 Available</title>
+
+	  <p>The first Release Candidate build for the &os;-8.1
+	    release cycle is now available.  ISO images for Tier-1
+	    architectures can be downloaded from most of the <a
+	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
+	    mirror sites</a>.  Please see the official <a
+	      href="&lists.stable;/2010-June/057320.html">announcement</a>
+	    for further details about this release.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
         <name>10</name>
 
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@
 	  <p>The first of the test builds for the &os;-8.1
 	    release cycle is now available.  ISO images for Tier-1
 	    architectures are now <a
-	      href="http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2010-May/057040.html">available</a>
+	      href="&lists.stable;/2010-May/057040.html">available</a>
 	    on most of the <a
 	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
 	    mirror sites</a>.</p>
@@ -273,7 +289,7 @@
 	  <p>The second Release Candidate build for the &os;-7.3
 	    release cycle is now available.  ISO images for Tier-1
 	    architectures are now <a
-	      href="http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2010-March/055596.html">available</a>
+	      href="&lists.stable;/2010-March/055596.html">available</a>
 	    on most of the <a
 	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
 	    mirror sites</a>.</p>
@@ -322,7 +338,7 @@
 	  <p>The first Release Candidate build for the &os;-7.3
 	    release cycle is now available.  ISO images for Tier-1
 	    architectures are now <a
-	      href="http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2010-February/055146.html">available</a>
+	      href="&lists.stable;/2010-February/055146.html">available</a>
 	    on most of the <a
 	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
 	    mirror sites</a>.</p>
@@ -378,7 +394,7 @@
 	    <p>The first BETA build for the &os;-7.3
 	      release cycle is now available.  ISO images for Tier-1
 	      architectures are now <a
-		href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2010-January/054608.html">available</a>
+		href="&lists.stable;/2010-January/054608.html">available</a>
 	      on most of the <a
 		href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
 	      mirror sites</a>.</p>
diff --git a/share/sgml/release.ent b/share/sgml/release.ent
index 4f9750e9d1..2f52ca8331 100644
--- a/share/sgml/release.ent
+++ b/share/sgml/release.ent
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/release.ent,v 1.45 2010/05/10 19:33:23 kwm Exp $ -->
+<!-- $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/release.ent,v 1.46 2010/06/01 14:59:12 danger Exp $ -->
 
 <!-- XXX rel.current and u.rel.* should be available in doc/ -->
 <!-- The currently released versions of FreeBSD.  This value is used to
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 <!ENTITY beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY % beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY betarel.current '8.1'>
-<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'BETA1'>
+<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'RC1'>
 <!ENTITY u.betarel.schedule '&base;/releases/&betarel.current;R/schedule.html'>
 
 <!-- If we have a second release in the release cycle (e.g. 5.x and 6.y