WordPress has released their WordPress 2.3 Beta 1 and they’re looking for knowledgable brave helpful souls to test it out.

The past 3 months we’ve been working feverishly on the next version of WordPress, 2.3. Today we’re releasing the first beta of 2.3 and we’re hoping the more adventurous and savvy among you will help us test it.

Some of the features of 2.3 include plugin and core update notification, built-in tags support, faster javascript, and SEO-friendly URL redirection.

If you’re interested, go here to read more.