diff --git a/share/sgml/news.xml b/share/sgml/news.xml
index bbf71d3a59..2548472311 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 1.358 2010/12/27 15:24:23 jkois Exp $
+      $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.359 2011/01/16 22:49:49 danger Exp $
     </cvs:keyword>
   </cvs:keywords>
 
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
     <month>
       <name>1</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>23</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <title>&os; 7.4-RC2 Available</title>
+
+	  <p>The second Release Candidate build for the &os;-7.4
+	    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;/2011-January/061218.html">announcement</a>
+	    for further details about this release.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
 	<name>16</name>