I'll repeat my advice (as I told Christos before). You shouldn't mention the words "release" and "beta" without having it already. Else you'd be working under pressure, which sucks...
For next release I'd suggest you to hold your tongue, prepare the beta and once the beta testing starts, post a few screenshots to keep us distracted, jaja. Once the beta testing ends, you may say when you want to release it (you may still want to make another check)
That's the way I do things, and I think it works. Think about it... And Good Luck, pal!
I wonder what number I have in the line... What? 958.365!!! Oh... Perhaps next year I'll get my beta, jojo! XP