diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a31bcd5..1f2a791 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 2.6 release candidate 1?
 =============================================
 
-*Release date: XX-XXX-2008*
+*Release date: 12-Sep-2008*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec
index 24e40df..cd17d44 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 2.6b3
+%define version 2.6rc1
 %define libver 2.6
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg