diff --git a/Doc/copyright.rst b/Doc/copyright.rst
index bef3d129aa0cdec94e64e1bbef256b7ea6c75f48_RG9jL2NvcHlyaWdodC5yc3Q=..a813b875c0a32e78089556ac7f0bce98457329e1_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 bef3d129aa0cdec94e64e1bbef256b7ea6c75f48_RG9jL2xpY2Vuc2UucnN0..a813b875c0a32e78089556ac7f0bce98457329e1_RG9jL2xpY2Vuc2UucnN0 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
    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 Reserved" are retained in Python |release| alone or in any derivative
-   version prepared by Licensee.
+   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.
 
 #. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on or
    incorporates Python |release| or any part thereof, and wants to make the
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index bef3d129aa0cdec94e64e1bbef256b7ea6c75f48_TElDRU5TRQ==..a813b875c0a32e78089556ac7f0bce98457329e1_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 bef3d129aa0cdec94e64e1bbef256b7ea6c75f48_UEMvcHl0aG9uX250LnJj..a813b875c0a32e78089556ac7f0bce98457329e1_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 bef3d129aa0cdec94e64e1bbef256b7ea6c75f48_UHl0aG9uL2dldGNvcHlyaWdodC5j..a813b875c0a32e78089556ac7f0bce98457329e1_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 bef3d129aa0cdec94e64e1bbef256b7ea6c75f48_UkVBRE1F..a813b875c0a32e78089556ac7f0bce98457329e1_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