diff --git a/src/site/apt/news.apt b/src/site/apt/news.apt
index 321e093..e30ab53 100644
--- a/src/site/apt/news.apt
+++ b/src/site/apt/news.apt
@@ -30,6 +30,72 @@
 
 HttpComponents Project News
 
+* 7 October 2019 - HttpComponents HttpCore 5.0-beta9 released
+
+    This BETA fixes a number of defects found since the last release, improves behavior
+    of the lax (concurrent) connection pools, simplifies and improves input event handling
+    of SSL/TLS sessions and the HTTP/1.1 protocol event handler.
+
+    Notable changes and features included in the 5.0 series are:
+
+    * Support for HTTP/2 protocol and conformance to requirements and recommendations
+      of the latest HTTP/2 protocol specification (RFC 7540, RFC 7541)
+
+    Supported features:
+
+        * HPACK header compression
+
+        * stream multiplexing (client and server)
+
+        * flow control
+
+        * response push (client and server)
+
+        * message trailers
+
+        * expect-continue handshake
+
+        * connection validation (ping)
+
+        * application-layer protocol negotiation (ALPN) on Java 9+ or through Conscrypt TLS library
+          on Java 1.7 and Java 1.8.
+
+        * TLS 1.2 security features
+
+    Features out of scope for 5.0 release:
+
+        * padding of outgoing frames
+
+        * stream priority
+
+        * plain connection HTTP/1.1 upgrade
+
+        * CONNECT method
+
+    * Improved conformance to requirements and recommendations of the latest HTTP/1.1 protocol
+      specification (RFC 7230, RFC 7231)
+
+    * New asynchronous HTTP transport APIs consistent for both HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 transport.
+
+    * Redesigned I/O reactor APIs and improved NIO based reactor implementation for a greater
+      performance and scalability.
+
+    * Support for server side request filters for classic and asynchronous server implementations.
+      Request filters could be used to implement cross-cutting protocol aspects such
+      as the 'expect-continue' handshaking and user authentication / authorization.
+
+    * Redesigned connection pool implementation with strict connection limit guarantees.
+      The connection pool is expected to have a better performance under higher concurrency
+      due to reduced global pool lock contention.
+
+    * New connection pool implementation with lax connection limit guarantees and better
+      performance under higher concurrency due to absence of a global pool lock.
+
+    * Package name space changed to 'org.apache.hc.core5'
+
+    * Maven group id changed to 'org.apache.httpcomponents.core5'
+
+
 * 10 Sept 2019 - HttpComponents Client 4.5.10 (GA) released
 
     This is a maintenance release that corrects a number of defects discovered since
@@ -93,67 +159,6 @@
     * As of this version all server and requester implementations exclude weak TLS protocol
     versions and ciphers.
 
-    []
-
-    Notable changes and features included in the 5.0 series are:
-
-    * Support for HTTP/2 protocol and conformance to requirements and recommendations
-      of the latest HTTP/2 protocol specification (RFC 7540, RFC 7541)
-
-    Supported features:
-
-        * HPACK header compression
-
-        * stream multiplexing (client and server)
-
-        * flow control
-
-        * response push (client and server)
-
-        * message trailers
-
-        * expect-continue handshake
-
-        * connection validation (ping)
-
-        * application-layer protocol negotiation (ALPN) on Java 9+ or through Conscrypt TLS library
-          on Java 1.7 and Java 1.8.
-
-        * TLS 1.2 security features
-
-    Features out of scope for 5.0 release:
-
-        * padding of outgoing frames
-
-        * stream priority
-
-        * plain connection HTTP/1.1 upgrade
-
-        * CONNECT method
-
-    * Improved conformance to requirements and recommendations of the latest HTTP/1.1 protocol
-      specification (RFC 7230, RFC 7231)
-
-    * New asynchronous HTTP transport APIs consistent for both HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 transport.
-
-    * Redesigned I/O reactor APIs and improved NIO based reactor implementation for a greater
-      performance and scalability.
-
-    * Support for server side request filters for classic and asynchronous server implementations.
-      Request filters could be used to implement cross-cutting protocol aspects such
-      as the 'expect-continue' handshaking and user authentication / authorization.
-
-    * Redesigned connection pool implementation with strict connection limit guarantees.
-      The connection pool is expected to have a better performance under higher concurrency
-      due to reduced global pool lock contention.
-
-    * New connection pool implementation with lax connection limit guarantees and better
-      performance under higher concurrency due to absence of a global pool lock.
-
-    * Package name space changed to 'org.apache.hc.core5'
-
-    * Maven group id changed to 'org.apache.httpcomponents.core5'
-
 
 * 12 June 2019 - HttpComponents HttpClient 4.5.9 (GA) released
 
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/downloads.xml b/src/site/xdoc/downloads.xml
index f02b620..d066d81 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/downloads.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/downloads.xml
@@ -162,34 +162,34 @@
     </ul>
   </subsection>
 
-  <subsection name="HttpCore 5.0-beta8">
+  <subsection name="HttpCore 5.0-beta9">
     <a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/KEYS">KEYS</a>
     <a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/RELEASE_NOTES-5.0.x.txt">Release Notes</a>
     <br/>
     <p>Binary</p>
     <ul>
      <li>
-       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-bin.tar.gz">5.0-beta8.tar.gz</a>
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-bin.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>]
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-bin.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a>]
+       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-bin.tar.gz">5.0-beta9.tar.gz</a>
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-bin.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>]
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-bin.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a>]
      </li>
      <li>
-       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-bin.zip">5.0-beta8.zip</a>
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-bin.zip.sha512">sha512</a>]
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-bin.zip.asc">pgp</a>]
+       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-bin.zip">5.0-beta9.zip</a>
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-bin.zip.sha512">sha512</a>]
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/binary/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-bin.zip.asc">pgp</a>]
      </li>
     </ul>
     <p>Source</p>
     <ul>
      <li>
-       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-src.tar.gz">5.0-beta8.tar.gz</a>
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-src.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>]
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-src.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a>]
+       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-src.tar.gz">5.0-beta9.tar.gz</a>
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-src.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>]
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-src.tar.gz.asc">pgp</a>]
      </li>
      <li>
-       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-src.zip">5.0-beta8.zip</a>
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-src.zip.sha512">sha512</a>]
-       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta8-src.zip.asc">pgp</a>]
+       <a href="[preferred]/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-src.zip">5.0-beta9.zip</a>
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-src.zip.sha512">sha512</a>]
+       [<a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpcore/source/httpcomponents-core-5.0-beta9-src.zip.asc">pgp</a>]
      </li>
     </ul>
   </subsection>