diff --git a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/_data.json b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/_data.json
index 5584621203..939d7c5c4a 100644
--- a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/_data.json
+++ b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/_data.json
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
 
   "router-deprecated": {
     "title": "Router (Deprecated Beta)",
-    "intro": "The deprecated Beta Router."
+    "intro": "The deprecated Beta Router.",
+    "hide": true
   },
 
   "router": {
     "title": "Routing & Navigation",
-    "intro": "Discover the basics of screen navigation with the Angular 2 router.",
-    "hide": true
+    "intro": "Discover the basics of screen navigation with the Angular 2 router."
   },
 
   "structural-directives": {
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/_data.json b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/_data.json
index b319503480..19d65f49b2 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/_data.json
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/_data.json
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
 
   "router-deprecated": {
     "title": "Router (Deprecated Beta)",
-    "intro": "The deprecated Beta Router."
+    "intro": "The deprecated Beta Router.",
+    "hide": true
   },
 
   "router": {
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router-deprecated.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router-deprecated.jade
index 4ac9b99780..5e34f2fb1c 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router-deprecated.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router-deprecated.jade
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include ../_util-fns
 .alert.is-critical
   :marked
     This chapter describes the *deprecated beta* Component Router which is
-    replaced by the *release candidate* Component Router. We are documenting that now.
+    replaced by the new *alpha release* <a href="router.html">Component Router</a>.
     
 :marked
   The Angular ***Component Router*** enables navigation from one [view](./glossary.html#view) to the next
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade
index eba9d7d791..853f735d65 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 include ../_util-fns
 
+.alert.is-important
+  :marked
+    The Component Router is in alpha release. This is the recommended Angular 2 router and supersedes
+    the earlier *deprecated beta* and *v2* routers.
+
 :marked
   The Angular ***Component Router*** enables navigation from one [view](./glossary.html#view) to the next
   as users perform application tasks.