diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 13c0edcfba..6eb550062c 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ Release 2.1.0-beta - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-9599. hadoop-config.cmd doesn't set JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH correctly.
     (Mostafa Elhemali via ivanmi)
 
-Release 2.0.5-alpha - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.0.5-alpha - 06/06/2013
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index a8222da718..35362c1d52 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ Release 2.1.0-beta - UNRELEASED
     HDFS-4877. Snapshot: fix the scenario where a directory is renamed under 
     its prior descendant. (jing9)
 
-Release 2.0.5-alpha - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.0.5-alpha - 06/06/2013
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index d39defa7a2..ffbb975992 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ Release 2.1.0-beta - UNRELEASED
 
     MAPREDUCE-5312. TestRMNMInfo is failing. (sandyr via tucu)
 
-Release 2.0.5-alpha - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.0.5-alpha - 06/06/2013
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 20984a6036..1c04b63fe2 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ Release 2.1.0-beta - UNRELEASED
     YARN-493. Fixed some shell related flaws in YARN on Windows. (Chris Nauroth
     via vinodkv)
 
-Release 2.0.5-alpha - UNRELEASED
+Release 2.0.5-alpha - 06/06/2013
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES