diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 1511483..495f613 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 - 2015-09-16
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 2c38a58..2b0bf71 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 - 2015-09-16
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index d6a8f76..a33321b 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 - 2015-09-16
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index ae4f089..2f226dd 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 - 2015-09-16
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES