diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 580208cfc..6f97a2980 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Copyright 2001 - 2022 by Joe Taylor, K1JT, and the WSJT Development Team
 
 	        Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1
-	             June 16, 2022
+	             June 20, 2022
 	        ----------------------
 
 WSJT-X 2.6.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces support for the ARRL
diff --git a/Release_Notes.txt b/Release_Notes.txt
index e1a80df51..b5f84f98a 100644
--- a/Release_Notes.txt
+++ b/Release_Notes.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Copyright 2001 - 2022 by Joe Taylor, K1JT, and the WSJT Development Team
 
 	        Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1
-	             June 16, 2022
+	             June 20, 2022
 	        ----------------------
 
 WSJT-X 2.6.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces support for the ARRL