diff --git a/share/xml/news.xml b/share/xml/news.xml
index ebaf967995..bdf8c75075 100644
--- a/share/xml/news.xml
+++ b/share/xml/news.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@
     <month>
       <name>7</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>22</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <title>&os;&nbsp;9.2-BETA1 Available</title>
+
+	  <p>The first BETA build for the &os;-9.2 release cycle is
+	    now available.  ISO images for the amd64, i386 and ia64
+	    architectures are <a
+	      href="&lists.stable;/2013-July/074377.html">available</a>
+	    on most of our <a
+	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
+	    mirror sites</a>.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
 	<name>16</name>