diff --git a/tool/format-release b/tool/format-release
index ec2d535ac4..b34da3509c 100755
--- a/tool/format-release
+++ b/tool/format-release
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ eom
         unless ver.include?("-")
           # assume this is X.Y.0 release
           node.sub!(/^  status: preview\n/, "  status: normal maintenance\n")
-          node.sub!(/^  date:\n/, "  status: #{Time.now.year}-12-25\n")
+          node.sub!(/^  date:\n/, "  date: #{Time.now.year}-12-25\n")
         end
         node
       end