diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 532f5ea..8780be7 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # Updated automatically by the Python release process.
 #
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "2.7.9rc1"
+__version__ = "2.7.9"
 #--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index 492a30b..ba1b4d5 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.9rc1"
+IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.9"