diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index c5d3d2b0a4d..6518210fdbe 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ Release 2.6.2 - UNRELEASED
 
   BUG FIXES
 
-Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
+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 4da7c10f3c7..771ffd07dba 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ Release 2.6.2 - UNRELEASED
 
   BUG FIXES
 
-Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 5469543e84d..7a002d729b7 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Release 2.6.2 - UNRELEASED
     cache files so that child processes running hadoop scripts can access these
     files. (Junping Du via vinodkv)
 
-Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 53dab71d2e1..d86b810eec0 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ Release 2.6.2 - UNRELEASED
 
   BUG FIXES
 
-Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES