diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d7c7038f5..803fd3a59 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ General changes in the hledger project.
 For package-specific changes, see the hledger package changelogs.
 
 
-# 2025-03-12 1.42.1
+# 1.42.1 2025-03-12
 
 Infrastructure/Misc
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md b/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
index 1f950fa22..96d72188c 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Internal/api/developer-ish changes in the hledger-lib (and hledger) packages.
 For user-visible changes, see the hledger package changelog.
 
 
-# 2025-03-12 1.42.1
+# 1.42.1 2025-03-12
 
 
 # 1.42 2025-03-07
diff --git a/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md b/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
index 1755e6e5b..783b91139 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ User-visible changes in hledger-ui.
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
 
-# 2025-03-12 1.42.1
+# 1.42.1 2025-03-12
 
 - allow vty 6.4
 
diff --git a/hledger-web/CHANGES.md b/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
index 9485bf14c..9965849dd 100644
--- a/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ User-visible changes in hledger-web.
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
 
-# 2025-03-12 1.42.1
+# 1.42.1 2025-03-12
 
 - Build with hledger 1.42.1.