diff --git a/docs/ref/release_notes.rst b/docs/ref/release_notes.rst
index e3f49876e..7a9177bf4 100644
--- a/docs/ref/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/ref/release_notes.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ What's new in iris-grib v0.16
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 :Release: 0.16.0
-:Date: ?? Sep 2020
+:Date: 12 Oct 2020
 
 Features
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