diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java
index 69d1a305a7..5e7e68a7bd 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ public final class VersionInfo implements Comparable<VersionInfo>
         UNICODE_10_0   = getInstance(10, 0, 0, 0);
 
         ICU_VERSION   = getInstance(61, 1, 0, 0);
-        ICU_DATA_VERSION = getInstance(61, 0, 1, 0);
+        ICU_DATA_VERSION = ICU_VERSION;
         UNICODE_VERSION = UNICODE_10_0;
 
         UCOL_RUNTIME_VERSION = getInstance(9);