diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,38 +1,16 @@
-0.98.4
+0.98.5
 ------
 
-ClamAV 0.98.4 is a bug fix release. The following issues are now resolved:
-
-    - Various build problems on Solaris, OpenBSD, AIX.
-
-    - Crashes of clamd on Windows and Mac OS X platforms when reloading
-      the virus signature database.
-
-    - Infinite loop in clamdscan when clamd is not running.
-
-    - Freshclam failure on Solaris 10.
-
-    - Buffer underruns when handling multi-part MIME email attachments.
-
-    - Configuration of OpenSSL on various platforms.
-
-    - Name collisions on Ubuntu 14.04, Debian sid, and Slackware 14.1.
-
-Thanks to the following individuals for testing, writing patches, and
-initiating quality improvements in this release:
-
-Tuomo Soini
-Scott Kitterman
-Jim Klimov
-Curtis Smith
-Steve Basford
-Martin Preen
-Lars Hecking
-Stuart Henderson
-Ismail Paruk
-Larry Rosenbaum
-Dave Simonson
-Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
+Welcome to ClamAV 0.98.5! ClamAV 0.98.5 includes important new features
+for collecting and analyzing file properties. Software developers and
+analysts may collect file properties using the ClamAV API and then
+analyze them with ClamAV bytecode programs. Using the new features will
+require that libjson-c is installed, but otherwise libjson-c will be
+optional.
 
+Look for our upcoming series of blog posts to learn more about using the
+ClamAV API and bytecode facilities for collecting and analyzing file
+properties.
+ 
 --
 The ClamAV team (http://www.clamav.net/team)
diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ Note: This README/NEWS file refers to the source tarball. Some things described
 here may not be available in binary packages.
 --
 
+0.98.5
+------
+
+Welcome to ClamAV 0.98.5! ClamAV 0.98.5 includes important new features
+for collecting and analyzing file properties. Software developers and
+analysts may collect file properties using the ClamAV API and then
+analyze them with ClamAV bytecode programs. Using the new features will
+require that libjson-c is installed, but otherwise libjson-c will be
+optional.
+
+Look for our upcoming series of blog posts to learn more about using the
+ClamAV API and bytecode facilities for collecting and analyzing file
+properties.
+
 0.98.4
 ------