diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
index ef200c4..f0f71b8 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="getbuildinfo.o"
-				OutputFile="./python25.dll"
+				OutputFile="./python26.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="libc"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python25.pdb"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python26.pdb"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				BaseAddress="0x1e000000"
-				ImportLibrary=".\./python25.lib"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./python26.lib"
 				TargetMachine="1"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="getbuildinfo.o"
-				OutputFile="./python25_d.dll"
+				OutputFile="./python26_d.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="libc"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python25_d.pdb"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python26_d.pdb"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				BaseAddress="0x1e000000"
-				ImportLibrary=".\./python25_d.lib"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./python26_d.lib"
 				TargetMachine="1"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions=" /MACHINE:IA64 /USELINK:MS_SDK"
 				AdditionalDependencies="getbuildinfo.o"
-				OutputFile="./python25.dll"
+				OutputFile="./python26.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="FALSE"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="libc"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python25.pdb"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python26.pdb"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				BaseAddress="0x1e000000"
-				ImportLibrary=".\./python25.lib"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./python26.lib"
 				TargetMachine="0"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
@@ -233,15 +233,15 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions=" /MACHINE:AMD64 /USELINK:MS_SDK"
 				AdditionalDependencies="getbuildinfo.o"
-				OutputFile="./python25.dll"
+				OutputFile="./python26.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="libc"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python25.pdb"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./python26.pdb"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				BaseAddress="0x1e000000"
-				ImportLibrary=".\./python25.lib"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./python26.lib"
 				TargetMachine="0"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index d333d28..d028727 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 The proper order to build subprojects:
 
 1) pythoncore (this builds the main Python DLL and library files,
-               python25.{dll, lib} in Release mode)
+               python26.{dll, lib} in Release mode)
               NOTE:  in previous releases, this subproject was
               named after the release number, e.g. python20.
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    test slave; see SUBPROJECTS below)
 
 When using the Debug setting, the output files have a _d added to
-their name:  python25_d.dll, python_d.exe, parser_d.pyd, and so on.
+their name:  python26_d.dll, python_d.exe, parser_d.pyd, and so on.
 
 SUBPROJECTS
 -----------