Drop the _static folder and update the release date
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 95e0adf..ada9ec4 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-html_static_path = ['_static']
+#html_static_path = ['_static']
# If not '', a 'Last updated on:' timestamp is inserted at every page bottom,
# using the given strftime format.
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2.1.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2.1.rst
index 1cc79f1..3e5f600 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/2.1.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/2.1.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
**************************
:Release: 2.1
-:Date: TBA
+:Date: 2018-08-01
Summary -- Release highlights
=============================
