diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 7f868be..bfe6a96 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hadoop Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.1 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 2eeb79f..8800a83 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hadoop HDFS Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.1 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 497d208..0fa1e45 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hadoop MapReduce Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.1 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 7ff9d72..b6bafb8 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hadoop YARN Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.1 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES