Technology giant, Apple has released a new beta version of its Mac OS X 10.6.8 update for the developer community.

The upcoming software release will allow the users to upgrade to the new to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion through the Mac App Store. The latest build is called "10K537," and is available for download from Apple as a 454MB delta update, or 1GB combo update.

The new version comes with none of the known issues and the company has asked the developers to concentrate on the Mac App Store, as well as AirPort, Graphics Drivers, Networking, QuickTime and VPN.

The final release will come with fixes for a number of issues with Snow Leopard before the debut of Lion. The report also includes fix for the troubling MAC Defender malware scam. Lion will go on sale exclusively on the Mac App Store for $29.99.