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-Public release of LyX version 2.2.0
+Public release of LyX version 2.3.0
 ========================================
 
-We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.2.0.
+We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.0.
 
-With this release, LyX celebrates 20 years of existence. The 2.2 series
+With this release, LyX celebrates 22 years of existence. The 2.3 series
 has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series.
 
-LyX 2.2.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview
+LyX 2.3.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview
 of the new features can be found here:
-  http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX22
+  https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
 
-You can download LyX 2.2.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/.
+You can download LyX 2.3.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/.
 
-For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.2.0, you
+For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.3.0, you
 should uninstall that version before installing this newer release.
 
 We hope you will enjoy the result!
 
+If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with
+any version of 2.3.x, then the original file will automatically be
+backed up. The backup file will be found in the backup directory, if one
+is set under Tools> Preferences> Paths, or else in the same folder as
+the original file, if no backup directory is set. The filename of the
+backup file will be:
+    ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~
+where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of
+a 2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be
+different.
+
 The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
-to the current stable releases (LyX 2.1.x). We strongly recommend that
+to the current stable releases (LyX 2.2.x). We strongly recommend that
 packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
 
 As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but
-also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.2.0, either
+also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.0, either
 email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),
-or open a bug report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome .
+Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior
+in a previous LyX version.
 
 If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
 documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you
-will find at http://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'
+will find at https://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'
 list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
 
 The LyX team.
-http://www.lyx.org
+https://www.lyx.org