diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
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-Release 2.1.0 (MM/DD/2018)
+Release 2.1.0 (12/31/2018)
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 - Added estimated completion time to upload monitoring
 - Introduced additional enhancements for cataloging plugin that shorten