bump version to 2.7a2
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3536ff4..2ad6d49 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 2?
 =================================
 
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2010-01-09*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
index 2d84d53..b803089 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 2.7a1
+%define version 2.7a2
 %define libver 2.7
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg