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@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ The key goals of this update are
 4. to align Parcels more with other tools in the [Pangeo ecosystem](https://www.pangeo.io/#ecosystem), particularly by leveraging `xarray` more; and
 5. to improve the performance of Parcels.
 
-The timeline for the release of Parcels v4 is not yet fixed, but we are aiming for a release of an 'alpha' version in September 2025. This v4-alpha will have support for unstructured grids and user-defined interpolation methods, but is not yet performance-optimised.
-
-Collaboration on v4 development is happening on the [Parcels v4 Project Board](https://github.com/orgs/Parcels-code/projects/5).
+The timeline for the release of Parcels v4 is not yet fixed, but we are aiming for an early release in September 2026. This v4.0 will have support for unstructured grids and user-defined interpolation methods, but is not yet performance-optimised. It is meant to gather user feedback and should not be considered stable.
 
 The pages below provide further background on the development of Parcels v4. You can think of this page as a "living" document as we work towards the release of v4.