Bumping to 2.6.5 final.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c5d5f72..290dd43 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
+What's New in Python 2.6.5?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: 2010-03-18*
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.6.5 rc 2?
 ================================
 
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec
index fc42c40..11b069f 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-2.6.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 2.6.5rc2
+%define version 2.6.5
 %define libver 2.6
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg