diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 8f6bea689a..73c30411ee 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
    -->
 
   <body>
-    <release version="6.8.1" date="202Y-MM-DD" description="Maintenance and bug fix release.">
+    <release version="6.8.1" date="2024-01-07" description="Maintenance and bug fix release.">
       <!-- FIX  -->
       <action                  type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Replace internal use of StringBuffer with StringBuilder.</action>
       <action issue="BCEL-370" type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">CONSTANT_Dynamic is not handled in LDC #254.</action>
