diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst
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    when researching a change.
 
 This article explains the new features in Python 3.13, compared to 3.12.
-Python 3.13 will be released on October 1, 2024.
+Python 3.13 will be released on October 7, 2024.
 For full details, see the :ref:`changelog <changelog>`.
 
 .. seealso::