diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 66b1aaed6c2..06528516749 100644
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 Hadoop Change Log
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 8c4bcb2f3df..e8522a92f62 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
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 Hadoop HDFS Change Log
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 1ea7688c55e..51170c86bc2 100644
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 Hadoop MapReduce Change Log
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 1abb019ccc9..03f8b69335d 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
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 Hadoop YARN Change Log
 
-Release 2.6.0 - UNRELEASED
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