bump version to 2.7 beta 2
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d791ad7..e5351ff 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 2.7 beta 2?
 ================================
 
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2010-05-08*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
index c875be5..6a2192c 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 2.7b1
+%define version 2.7b2
 %define libver 2.7
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg