diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index fb8043c..7315a37 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 #
 
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "2.6rc2"
+__version__ = "2.6"
 #--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index 0d7ab6b..1071ada 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "2.6rc2"
+IDLE_VERSION = "2.6"