diff --git a/Doc/copyright.rst b/Doc/copyright.rst
index 96b127f4ee5d9b65656facb5d7c02c54e6e2ce57_RG9jL2NvcHlyaWdodC5yc3Q=..67960aeef7bfc174c22eeb470964df20f7460cd6_RG9jL2NvcHlyaWdodC5yc3Q= 100644
--- a/Doc/copyright.rst
+++ b/Doc/copyright.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Python and this documentation is:
 
-Copyright © 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright © 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Copyright © 2000 BeOpen.com. All rights reserved.
 
diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index 96b127f4ee5d9b65656facb5d7c02c54e6e2ce57_RG9jL2xpY2Vuc2UucnN0..67960aeef7bfc174c22eeb470964df20f7460cd6_RG9jL2xpY2Vuc2UucnN0 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
    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 © 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation; All Rights
+   copyright, i.e., "Copyright © 2001-2016 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 96b127f4ee5d9b65656facb5d7c02c54e6e2ce57_TElDRU5TRQ==..67960aeef7bfc174c22eeb470964df20f7460cd6_TElDRU5TRQ== 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 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, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"
+2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2016 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/PC/python_nt.rc b/PC/python_nt.rc
index 96b127f4ee5d9b65656facb5d7c02c54e6e2ce57_UEMvcHl0aG9uX250LnJj..67960aeef7bfc174c22eeb470964df20f7460cd6_UEMvcHl0aG9uX250LnJj 100644
--- a/PC/python_nt.rc
+++ b/PC/python_nt.rc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Python Core\0"
             VALUE "FileVersion", PYTHON_VERSION
             VALUE "InternalName", "Python DLL\0"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright � 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation. Copyright � 2000 BeOpen.com. Copyright � 1995-2001 CNRI. Copyright � 1991-1995 SMC.\0"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright � 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation. Copyright � 2000 BeOpen.com. Copyright � 1995-2001 CNRI. Copyright � 1991-1995 SMC.\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", PYTHON_DLL_NAME "\0"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Python\0"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", PYTHON_VERSION
diff --git a/Python/getcopyright.c b/Python/getcopyright.c
index 96b127f4ee5d9b65656facb5d7c02c54e6e2ce57_UHl0aG9uL2dldGNvcHlyaWdodC5j..67960aeef7bfc174c22eeb470964df20f7460cd6_UHl0aG9uL2dldGNvcHlyaWdodC5j 100644
--- a/Python/getcopyright.c
+++ b/Python/getcopyright.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 static const char cprt[] =
 "\
-Copyright (c) 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation.\n\
+Copyright (c) 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation.\n\
 All Rights Reserved.\n\
 \n\
 Copyright (c) 2000 BeOpen.com.\n\
diff --git a/README b/README
index 96b127f4ee5d9b65656facb5d7c02c54e6e2ce57_UkVBRE1F..67960aeef7bfc174c22eeb470964df20f7460cd6_UkVBRE1F 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ============================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
-2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation.  All rights reserved.
+2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 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