diff --git a/share/images/articles/releng/branches-releng8.pic b/share/images/articles/releng/branches-releng8.pic
index ac3bedbc5b..8d0269f544 100644
--- a/share/images/articles/releng/branches-releng8.pic
+++ b/share/images/articles/releng/branches-releng8.pic
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ RELENG_8_0:
 	box width .9 "\s-3RELENG_8_0\s+3" dashed
 
 	line -> right from RELENG_8_0_0_RELEASE.e
+RELENG_8_1_0_RELEASE:
+	ellipse width .9 "\s-28.1-RELEASE\s+2"
+
+	line -> down from RELENG_8_1_0_RELEASE.s
+RELENG_8_1:
+	box width .9 "\s-3RELENG_8_1\s+3" dashed
+
+	line -> right from RELENG_8_1_0_RELEASE.e
 RELENG_8:box "\s-28-STABLE\s+2"
 
 .PE
diff --git a/share/sgml/freebsd.ent b/share/sgml/freebsd.ent
index a689b8533a..b029f86b16 100644
--- a/share/sgml/freebsd.ent
+++ b/share/sgml/freebsd.ent
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ used in both environments.
 <!-- The currently released version of FreeBSD.  This value is used to
      create some links on web sites and such, so do NOT change it until
      it's really release time -->
-<!ENTITY rel.current "8.0">
-<!ENTITY rel.current.date "Nov 2009">
+<!ENTITY rel.current "8.1">
+<!ENTITY rel.current.date "Jul 2009">
 <!ENTITY rel.current.notes 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/&rel.current;R/notes.html'>
 <!ENTITY rel.current.hardware 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/&rel.current;R/hardware.html'>
 <!ENTITY rel.current.errata 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/&rel.current;R/errata.html'>