The OpenAFS Release Team is pleased to announce that the prerelease
1.8.9pre1 is now available.

Source files and available binaries can be accessed via the web at:

  http://dl.openafs.org/dl/candidate/1.8.9pre1/

or via AFS at:

  UNIX: /afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/candidate/1.8.9pre1/
  UNC: \\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\candidate\1.8.9pre1\

This prerelease brings performance and reliablity improvements, improved
diagnostics, support for the latest Linux mainline kernel (currently 5.19)
and recent FreeBSD releases as well as a number of bug fixes.

For the full list of user visible changes foreseen for 1.8.9, please see

  http://dl.openafs.org/dl/candidate/1.8.9pre1/RELNOTES-1.8.9pre1


Please assist us by deploying this prerelease and providing positive or
negative feedback. Bug reports should be filed to openafs-bugs@openafs.org.
Reports of success should be sent to openafs-info@openafs.org.

Stephan Wiesand, OpenAFS Release Manager
on behalf of the OpenAFS Release Team