diff --git a/src/gramps_main.py b/src/gramps_main.py
index dffa64750..131fc33b3 100644
--- a/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -198,19 +198,21 @@ def _display_welcome_message():
         from QuestionDialog import WarningDialog
         WarningDialog(
             _('Danger: This is unstable code!'), 
-            _("This GRAMPS 3.0 Beta release is an early, experimental "
-              "peek at the future 3.0 release. This version is "
-              "not meant for normal usage. Use at your own risk.\n\n"
+            _("This GRAMPS 3.x-trunk is a development release. "
+              "This version is not meant for normal usage. Use "
+              "at your own risk.\n"
+              "\n"
               "This version may:\n"
               "1) Work differently than you expect.\n"
               "2) Fail to run at all.\n"
               "3) Crash often.\n"
               "4) Corrupt your data.\n"
               "5) Save data in a format that is incompatible with the "
-                 "official release.\n"
-              "\n<b>BACKUP</b> your existing databases "
-              "before opening them with this version, and make "
-              "sure to export your data to XML every now and then."))
+              "official release.\n"
+              "\n"
+              "<b>BACKUP</b> your existing databases before opening "
+              "them with this version, and make sure to export your "
+              "data to XML every now and then."))
         Config.set(Config.AUTOLOAD, False)
 #        Config.set(Config.BETAWARN, True)
         Config.set(Config.BETAWARN, Config.get(Config.BETAWARN))