diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11c20f2..43a80fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,47 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2023.4.1
-- breaking: removed show_icons
+## 2023.5.0
 
-## 2023.4.0
-- new: set_screen_color service to set color for a screen (service & action)
-- breaking: all settings and parameters are named more consistant
-- changed: center small text instead of left aligned
-- removed: select component
-
-## 2023.3.5
-- new: show_seconds indicator top left corner
-- breaking: removed automatic scaling of images
-- new: support 8x32 icons without text
-- breaking: added status,display_on,display_off as default service => remove these from your yaml
-- breaking: added indicator_on/off as default service => remove these from your yaml
-- breaking: added alarm_color,text_color,clock_color as default service => remove these from your yaml
-- breaking: gauge is also schown while the clock is displayed but without moving the screen to the right
-- breaking: show_icons as default service => remove from yaml
-
-## 2023.3.4
-
-- added: option to not display clock/date #53
-- added: dynamic set_show_clock
-- added: on_next_clock trigger
-
-## 2023.3.3
-
-- fixed: force_screen skips imediatly to the selected screen
-- added: hold_time configurable 
-
-## 2023.3.2
-
-- added: hold_screen for 20 additional seconds
-
-## 2023.3.1
-
-- added: del_screen with wildcards
-- changed: maximum icons to 80
-- fixed: skip_next
-- fixed: show_all_icons on boot
-
-## 2023.3.0
-
-see README.md for features
-e.g. Service **display_on** / **display_off**
+- beta release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h
index 1773ef7..7cfc6d6 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const uint8_t TEXTSCROLLSTART = 8;
 const uint8_t TEXTSTARTOFFSET = (32 - 8);
 
 const uint16_t TICKINTERVAL = 1000; // each 1000ms
-static const char *const EHMTX_VERSION = "Version: 2023.5.0";
+static const char *const EHMTX_VERSION = "Version: 2023.5.0 beta";
 static const char *const TAG = "EHMTXv2";
 enum show_mode : uint8_t { MODE_EMPTY = 0,MODE_BLANK = 1, MODE_CLOCK = 2, MODE_DATE = 3, MODE_FULL_SCREEN = 4, MODE_ICONSCREEN = 5, MODE_TEXT = 6 , MODE_RAINBOW_ICON = 7,MODE_RAINBOW_TEXT = 8, MODE_RAINBOW_CLOCK = 9 };
 
diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py b/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
index 7680922..c4ecd0e 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ SVG_FULL_SCREEN_START = '<svg width="320px" height="80px" viewBox="0 0 320 80">'
 SVG_END = "</svg>"
 
 logging.warning(f"")
-logging.warning(f"If you are upgrading EsphoMaTrix from a version before 2023.5.0,")
-logging.warning(f"you should read the manual https://github.com/lubeda/EspHoMaTriXv2 for tips.")
+logging.warning(f"This is a beta version of https://github.com/lubeda/EspHoMaTriXv2")
 logging.warning(f"")
 
 def rgb565_svg(x,y,r,g,b):