diff --git a/docs/deployment/prefect-horizon.mdx b/docs/deployment/prefect-horizon.mdx
index 4ca9a05f4b..a7d053813c 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/prefect-horizon.mdx
+++ b/docs/deployment/prefect-horizon.mdx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Prefect Horizon
 sidebarTitle: Prefect Horizon
-description: Managed hosting and governance for MCP servers
+description: The MCP platform from the FastMCP team
 icon: cloud
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
index 9aeba83c93..9eb54bb16e 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ icon: arrow-down-to-line
 We recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) to install and manage FastMCP.
 
 <Note>
-FastMCP 3.0 is currently in beta. Install by specifying the version explicitly.
+FastMCP 3.0 is currently in beta. Package managers won't install beta versions by default—you must explicitly request one (e.g., `>=3.0.0b1`).
 </Note>
 
 ```bash
-pip install fastmcp==3.0.0b1
+pip install "fastmcp>=3.0.0b1"
 ```
 
-If you plan to use FastMCP in a uv-managed project, you can add it as a dependency with:
+Or with uv:
 
 ```bash
-uv add fastmcp --prerelease=allow
+uv add "fastmcp>=3.0.0b1"
 ```
 
 ### Optional Dependencies
diff --git a/docs/servers/tasks.mdx b/docs/servers/tasks.mdx
index 585781a04e..24fdd4d9d9 100644
--- a/docs/servers/tasks.mdx
+++ b/docs/servers/tasks.mdx
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ MCP background tasks are different: they're **protocol-native**. This means MCP
 <VersionBadge version="3.0.0" /> Background tasks require the `tasks` extra:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "fastmcp[tasks]==3.0.0b1"
-# or with uv
-uv add "fastmcp[tasks]" --prerelease=allow
+pip install "fastmcp[tasks]>=3.0.0b1"
 ```
 
 Add `task=True` to any tool, resource, resource template, or prompt decorator. This marks the component as capable of background execution.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a2951b1e86..cedae204cc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors = [{ name = "Jeremiah Lowin" }]
 dependencies = [
     "python-dotenv>=1.1.0",
     "exceptiongroup>=1.2.2",
-    "httpx>=0.28.1",
+    "httpx>=0.28.1,<1.0",
     "mcp>=1.24.0,<2.0",
     "openapi-pydantic>=0.5.1",
     "opentelemetry-api>=1.20.0",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index f92b18d517..e99b98367d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "authlib", specifier = ">=1.6.5" },
     { name = "cyclopts", specifier = ">=4.0.0" },
     { name = "exceptiongroup", specifier = ">=1.2.2" },
-    { name = "httpx", specifier = ">=0.28.1" },
+    { name = "httpx", specifier = ">=0.28.1,<1.0" },
     { name = "jsonref", specifier = ">=1.1.0" },
     { name = "jsonschema-path", specifier = ">=0.3.4" },
     { name = "mcp", specifier = ">=1.24.0,<2.0" },