diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index d9b154004b..146d2c14b5 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HDF5 version 1.8.0-alpha3 currently under development
+HDF5 version 1.8.0-alpha3 released on Thu Jun  1 15:16:52 CDT 2006
 Please refer to the release_docs/INSTALL file for installation instructions.
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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 48d5aaf701..f84a43a898 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HDF5 version 1.8.0-alpha3 currently under development
+HDF5 version 1.8.0-alpha3 released on Thu Jun  1 15:16:52 CDT 2006
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 INTRODUCTION