diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 74897fa..4f4115d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+What's New in IDLE 1.2?
+=======================
+
+*Release date: 19-SEP-2006*
+
 What's New in IDLE 1.2c2?
 =========================
 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index 5266b82..124fae0 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "1.2c2"
+IDLE_VERSION = "1.2"