diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst
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--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .. _whatsnew_210:
 
-What's new in 2.1.0 (Aug 11, 2023)
+What's new in 2.1.0 (Aug 30, 2023)
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 These are the changes in pandas 2.1.0. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
@@ -890,3 +890,5 @@ Other
 
 Contributors
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+
+.. contributors:: v2.0.3..v2.1.0|HEAD