diff --git a/Doc/README.txt b/Doc/README.txt
index 50c199edab7..f296423fc98 100644
--- a/Doc/README.txt
+++ b/Doc/README.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ The Python source is copyrighted, but you can freely use and copy it
 as long as you don't change or remove the copyright notice:
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (c) 2000-2011 Python Software Foundation.
+Copyright (c) 2000-2012 Python Software Foundation.
 All rights reserved.
 
 Copyright (c) 2000 BeOpen.com.
diff --git a/Doc/copyright.rst b/Doc/copyright.rst
index ff6b6772523..9a245c8b723 100644
--- a/Doc/copyright.rst
+++ b/Doc/copyright.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Copyright
 
 Python and this documentation is:
 
-Copyright © 2001-2011 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright © 2001-2012 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Copyright © 2000 BeOpen.com. All rights reserved.
 
diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index 5050ff09f86..6f63ed44f86 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python
    analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
    distribute, and otherwise use Python |release| alone or in any derivative
    version, provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of
-   copyright, i.e., "Copyright © 2001-2011 Python Software Foundation; All Rights
+   copyright, i.e., "Copyright © 2001-2012 Python Software Foundation; All Rights
    Reserved" are retained in Python |release| alone or in any derivative version
    prepared by Licensee.
 
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 3a37dd6bc89..349cbbf89e1 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
 distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
 provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
 i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
-2011 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved" are retained in Python
+2011, 2012 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved" are retained in Python
 alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
 
 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
diff --git a/Python/getcopyright.c b/Python/getcopyright.c
index 1388f2c98c9..d1e25787474 100644
--- a/Python/getcopyright.c
+++ b/Python/getcopyright.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 static char cprt[] =
 "\
-Copyright (c) 2001-2011 Python Software Foundation.\n\
+Copyright (c) 2001-2012 Python Software Foundation.\n\
 All Rights Reserved.\n\
 \n\
 Copyright (c) 2000 BeOpen.com.\n\
diff --git a/README b/README
index 19791ec669b..3df3292f93b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 This is Python version 3.3 alpha 0
 ==================================
 
-Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
-Python Software Foundation.  All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
+2012 Python Software Foundation.  All rights reserved.
 
 Python 3.x is a new version of the language, which is incompatible with the 2.x
 line of releases.  The language is mostly the same, but many details, especially