diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 386a4351fd1..a2e7dcef1f8 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -674,6 +674,18 @@ Release 2.0.0-alpha - 05-23-2012
     HADOOP-8655. Fix TextInputFormat for large deliminators. (Gelesh via
     bobby) 
 
+Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+
+  INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
+
+  NEW FEATURES
+
+  IMPROVEMENTS
+
+  OPTIMIZATIONS
+
+  BUG FIXES
+
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   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 464d7d1e1f0..607f6f28b20 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1400,6 +1400,18 @@ Release 2.0.0-alpha - 05-23-2012
     
     HDFS-3039. Address findbugs and javadoc warnings on branch. (todd via atm)
 
+Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+
+  INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
+
+  NEW FEATURES
+
+  IMPROVEMENTS
+
+  OPTIMIZATIONS
+
+  BUG FIXES
+
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   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 6fac6d7d5d3..a4ad435ac99 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -385,6 +385,18 @@ Release 2.0.0-alpha - 05-23-2012
     MAPREDUCE-4444. nodemanager fails to start when one of the local-dirs is
     bad (Jason Lowe via bobby)
 
+Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+
+  INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
+
+  NEW FEATURES
+
+  IMPROVEMENTS
+
+  OPTIMIZATIONS
+
+  BUG FIXES
+
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   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 12da4f5e546..cb617f79459 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ Release 2.1.0-alpha - Unreleased
     YARN-37. Change TestRMAppTransitions to use the DrainDispatcher.
     (Mayank Bansal via sseth)
 
+Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+
+  INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
+
+  NEW FEATURES
+
+  IMPROVEMENTS
+
+  OPTIMIZATIONS
+
+  BUG FIXES
+
 Release 0.23.3 - Unreleased 
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES