diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
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+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Release 2.7.0 (August 2016)
+# Release 2.7.0 (Oct 2 2016)
 
  * The wallet file format has been upgraded. This upgrade is not
    backward compatible, which means that a wallet upgraded to the 2.7