diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 339fd513ab8..bd60a8fd661 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1124,6 +1124,18 @@ Release 2.0.0-alpha - 05-23-2012
     HADOOP-8655. Fix TextInputFormat for large deliminators. (Gelesh via
     bobby) 
 
+Release 0.23.6 - UNRELEASED
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+  INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
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@@ -1159,7 +1171,7 @@ Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-9025. org.apache.hadoop.tools.TestCopyListing failing (Jonathan
     Eagles via jlowe)
 
-Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+Release 0.23.4
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 44464c3508a..dad80b2300b 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1969,6 +1969,18 @@ Release 2.0.0-alpha - 05-23-2012
     
     HDFS-3039. Address findbugs and javadoc warnings on branch. (todd via atm)
 
+Release 0.23.6 - UNRELEASED
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@@ -2008,7 +2020,7 @@ Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-4182. SecondaryNameNode leaks NameCache entries (bobby)
 
-Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+Release 0.23.4
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 574c606f533..f4acf9d16e7 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -575,6 +575,18 @@ 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 0.23.6 - UNRELEASED
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+  NEW FEATURES
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@@ -672,7 +684,7 @@ Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-4797. LocalContainerAllocator can loop forever trying to contact
     the RM (jlowe via bobby)
  
-Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
+Release 0.23.4
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 174e3e6dd57..ec0ad0e7dae 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ Release 2.0.2-alpha - 2012-09-07
     YARN-138. Ensure default values for minimum/maximum container sizes is
     sane. (harsh & sseth via acmurthy)
 
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@@ -221,7 +233,7 @@ Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-212. NM state machine ignores an APPLICATION_CONTAINER_FINISHED event
     when it shouldn't (Nathan Roberts via jlowe)
 
-Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
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