diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 8d9cd50f761..7528b6351ba 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	5
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	5
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	2
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION		"2.5.5c1"
+#define PY_VERSION		"2.5.5c2"
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
 #define PY_PATCHLEVEL_REVISION  "$Revision$"
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 49c2d250b94..edc760e9c31 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+What's New in IDLE 1.2.5c2?
+=========================
+
+*Release date: 24-Jan-2010*
+
 What's New in IDLE 1.2.5c1?
 =========================
 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index 901c812a541..6282e9bad95 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "1.2.5c1"
+IDLE_VERSION = "1.2.5c2"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ce333a5cb0f..502c8d748a8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ Python News
 What's New in Python 2.5.5c2?
 =============================
 
-*Release date: xx-xxx-2010*
+*Release date: 24-Jan-2010*
 
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
-- expat: Fix DoS via XML document with malformed UTF-8 sequences (CVE_2009_3560).
+- expat: Fix DoS via XML document with malformed UTF-8 sequences
+  (CVE_2009_3560).
+
 - expat: Fix DoS via malformed XML (CVE-2009-3720).
 
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index a6288443956..2534f280b57 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 2.5.5c1
+This is Python version 2.5.5c2
 ==============================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Python Software