diff --git a/doc/releasenotes/msnoise-1.6.rst b/doc/releasenotes/msnoise-1.6.rst
index d8d7aff1..bbfce757 100644
--- a/doc/releasenotes/msnoise-1.6.rst
+++ b/doc/releasenotes/msnoise-1.6.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 MSNoise 1.6
 ===========
 
-Release date: XX August 2019
+Release date: 2 September 2019
 
 
 Release type: major