-THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
-
-This is a beta release of the MediaWiki 1.19 branch. Please test it and let us
-know what you think of it. Beta releases are not recommended for use in
-production.
+MediaWiki 1.19 is a large release that contains many new features and bug
+fixes. This is a summary of the major changes of interest to users.
+You can consult the RELEASE-NOTES-1.19 file for the full list of changes in
+this version.
+
+Our thanks go to everyone who helped to improve MediaWiki by testing the beta
+release and submitting bug reports.
+
+=== Changes since 1.19 beta 2 ===
+* Special:Watchlist no longer sets links to feed when the user is anonymous.
+* (bug 35961) Hash comparison should always be strict.
+* Fix broken email confirmation expiration caused by MWCryptRand changes.
+* (bug 35671) PHP Notice: Undefined index: gettoken in includes/api/ApiMain.php
+ on line 598.
+* (bug 36042) 'show' causes a fatal in blocks API.