diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 455aa3e9d8a..900a0b4967f 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ 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 fbde5359301..5c76a114868 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ 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 0c78be603e6..96620b7f10a 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ 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 7aa4a6259f0..17f75f8f561 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ Release 2.6.2 - UNRELEASED
 
   BUG FIXES
 
-Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-09
+Release 2.6.1 - 2015-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES