diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 7ca53c3..5c48bbc 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 2.6.5 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.5 - 2016-10-03
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index e18b40c..e194f23 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 2.6.5 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.5 - 2016-10-03
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 717d3a7..d4947c1 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hadoop MapReduce Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.5 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.5 - 2016-10-03
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 3c776c1..42e3f3b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hadoop YARN Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.5 - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.6.5 - 2016-10-03
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES