diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6b9a43ce..476bb494 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ are used for versioning (schema follows below):
 
 0.12.16
 --------
-2018-01-18
+2018-01-dd (not yet released)
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6b9a43ce..476bb494 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ are used for versioning (schema follows below):
 
 0.12.16
 --------
-2018-01-18
+2018-01-dd (not yet released)
 
 .. note::